InvestingShould you invest in gold and safe havens in a global crisis? HAMISH MCRAEApril 21, 202434Where are the safe havens? That is the question troubling investors in these difficult times. The conflict in the Middle East...
BankingBank must be right to cash in some of its tech stocks, says HAMISH MCRAEApril 13, 2024101Where Goldman Sachs goes, other investors would be wise to follow. Last week the bank declared it was time to...
MoneyThese are the British economy’s four pillars of strength: HAMISH MCRAEMarch 10, 2024107Economic commentators don't agree on much, but in one area last week they found common ground: that the next Government...
MoneyBudget is chance to right a pension wrongMarch 2, 2024169There is just a chance that Jeremy Hunt may on Wednesday start to right a great wrong. It concerns the...
MoneyTime to fix Gordon Brown’s pension errorsFebruary 3, 2024149Everyone wants more growth, or at least the three main parties all profess to want it. They also want pension...
MoneyPrice rise fears are inflatedJanuary 20, 2024112When will inflation hit the magic 2 per cent level? And what will happen when it does? Last week saw...
MoneyWorld holds breath on US interest ratesOctober 21, 202347The most important interest rate in the world went through 5 per cent on Friday. That is the yield on...
FinanceBonds spell fear for grandees of world of financeOctober 7, 202343Bond yields. For the grandees of the world of finance gathering in Marrakech for the annual meetings of the International...
InvestingHAMISH MCRAE on why the stock market could riseSeptember 17, 202354The St Leger at Doncaster is the oldest classic horse race in the world, and was run yesterday. So how...
EconomySize of our pandemic savings explains a lot, says HAMISH MCRAEJuly 1, 202379By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday 21:50 01 Jul 2023, updated 21:50 01 Jul 2023 Here's a puzzle. Why...