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" Down But Not Out "

Russia is richer in energy and natural resources than any other country on the planet !

........ and not forgetting the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) has recently made major changes once again to how it gathers some of the UKs most important economic data and is now under review by both politicians and financial markets about the reliability of it's data.

A Wake - Up Call !

The World economy has been to dependant on America for far to long.

Harsh lesson's now being learnt !

Market meltdown for some, buying opportunity for others, especially with the new ISA year commencing on sunday.

Trump is gambling for high Poker stakes on tariffs.

More than £2 Trillion already wiped of Global stockmarkets and counting.

This Isn't Going to End Well !

Forget car purchase finance agreements, Personal or Bank Loans always win hand's down !

A WIN - WIN situation for China !

UK Steel and Shipbuilding industry, once the envy of the world, what has this country become ?

Trade tariff wars, all part of Trump's masterplan for a reset of the American and Global economy.

Who will be the Winners and Losers after the shake out ?

Banking sector shares prices appear to be in retracement mode, with many investors now locking in profits after their recent trading highs.

Hardup

Yes it can be confusing at times for investors, Market Cap in some cases can be deemed to be a measure of a company's worth, a more accurate method is to use book - to - market ratio to find a company's true value by comparing a company's book value with its market value.

The formula applied for Market Cap is the number of shares in issue x current share price.

or another way of looking at it, Market Cap is the total value of a company's outstanding shares on the register based on its current share price.

Investors should bear in mind, Market Cap is only used to determine a company's size not of earnings, profitability or total asset value of the company.

Expensive at the current high share price level....... Ouch !

Troajan

Never underestimate Russia's capabilities.

A growing Sino - Russian partnership between the two countries is a real nightmare for Trump and America !

Europe is now at a turning point, Zelensky and Ukraine are a very small pawns in the creation of a new world order of future

economic and territorial ambitions of America, Russia and China !

12 Years !

Chid & breconchap

Nothing to get excited about here !

Lloyds will join NatWest and Citigroup in a deal expected to be worth £334Million for the three banks over the next three years, probably not worth the hassle for Barclays , dealing with Government departments like HRMC, a real administrative nightmare i would imagine.

Today's Ukraine summit of European leaders in London chaired and led by Keith Starmer, could this meeting turn out to be Starmer's " Falklands Moment " and a turning point in Europe -US relations ?

2025 - 2026 Tax Year ( England )

Basic Tax Rate 20% up to £37.700.

Higher Tax Rate 40% £37.701 to £125.140.

Additional Tax Rate 45% above £125.140

Different tax rates and thresholds for Scotland !

Darth....... Informative reply !

One thing for sure, there are few certainties when it comes to an unpredictable character and mindset like Trump.