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The future of forecasting…looks much the same

2nd March 2023

We loved this article on the future of forecasting because, despite the technology developments in big data and AI, it is still subject to human decisions. To borrow from the French “The more things...

Economy outlook update February 2023

21st February 2023

Jeff Lewis. director at RobMac, summarises the most recent economic outlook. Jeff Lewis, director at RobMac The outlook for growth and inflation has improved markedly in the UK and Europe in re...

Inheritance tax – planning for the future

10th February 2023

The recent freeze on the inheritance tax (IHT) threshold is seen by many as another stealth tax by the government. Essentially by keeping the threshold the same, while the value of assets continue to ...

The impact of inflation reduction

20th January 2023

Jeff Lewis, director of RobMac, considers what the impact of the reduction in inflation in December might have on the markets. The UK December annual headline CPI inflation ...

Charlie Mitchell wins gold in the Under 18 Triples at the British Isles Indoor Bowls Championship

18th January 2023

RobMac has an excellent track record of sponsoring young people who show great potential in their area of interest. We are therefore absolutely thrilled that Charlie Mitchell skipped the winning Under...

While the forecast for the coming year looks gloomy, there is light at the end of the tunnel

17th January 2023

Most economic forecasters agree that 2023 is not going to be a great year with a recession predicted until the end of 2023 as output falls by 1.9%. PWC also suggests that pressures on the cost of livi...

Jeff Lewis gives his final market review of 2022

20th December 2022

Jeff Lewis. director of RobMac signs off the year with a review of the markets in what has undoubtedly been a difficult year. [caption id="attachment_2673" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Jeff Lew...

Celebrating Project Trust with a reunion

22nd November 2022

You may recall that RobMac are sponsoring Thea O'Sullivan who is teaching in a school in Ghana as one of Project Trust's many global programmes. You can read about Thea's progress to date here>>...

Investing through a market cycle

17th November 2022

Jeff Lewis, director at RobMac, looks at what can happen to investments during a market cycle. In this illustration, it shows the difference between riding out the high and lows of market fluctuations...

Interest rates and market outlook

8th November 2022

RobMac director, Jeff Lewis takes a look at the interest rates and the market outlook and what it means for the overall economy. It's not all bad. [caption id="attachment_2673" align="aligncenter" ...

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The future of forecasting…looks much the same

Economy outlook update February 2023

Inheritance tax – planning for the future

The impact of inflation reduction

Charlie Mitchell wins gold in the Under 18 Triples at the British Isles Indoor Bowls Championship

While the forecast for the coming year looks gloomy, there is light at the end of the tunnel

Jeff Lewis gives his final market review of 2022

Celebrating Project Trust with a reunion

Investing through a market cycle

Interest rates and market outlook

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