InvestingShould you invest in gold and safe havens in a global crisis? HAMISH MCRAEApril 21, 202438Where 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, 2024103Where 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, 2024109Economic 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, 2024181There 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, 2024155Everyone 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, 2024114When 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, 202352The 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, 202348Bond 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, 202358The 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, 202381By Hamish Mcrae, Financial Mail On Sunday 21:50 01 Jul 2023, updated 21:50 01 Jul 2023 Here's a puzzle. Why...