Jeff Prestridge

Are the wheels coming off Rachel Reeves's 'wagon'? Political allegiance may determine your answer to this question, but financial markets are adamant in their opinion.

The performance figures prove this. Since its launch in spring 2023, Japan Equity Income has generated a total investor return of 19 percent – ​​better than the average Japanese fund over the same period of 17 percent.

Are the wheels coming off Rachel Reeves's 'wagon'? Political allegiance may determine your answer to this question, but financial markets are adamant in their opinion.

By JEFF PRESTRIDGE FOR THE SUNDAY POST Updated: How good it would be for our wallets if the High Street did a ‘Rick Stein' and

How kind it would be on our pockets if the High Street did a 'Rick Stein' and charged us 1975 prices for a wee while (four days in Rick's case).

Like many other US smaller companies' funds, it often gets the cold shoulder because it doesn't invest in the Magnificent Seven tech stocks.

By JEFF PRESTRIDGE Updated: Federated Hermes US SMID Equity investment fund flies under the radar of most investors seeking exposure to the US stock market.

Although the embattled Chancellor of the Exchequer was given a temporary reprieve last week, make no mistake: Rachel Reeves remains under acute pressure.

Although the embattled Chancellor of the Exchequer was given a temporary reprieve last week, make no mistake: Rachel Reeves remains under acute pressure.

Pensions minister Torsten Bell (pictured), who has just arrived at the Treasury, has previously questioned the sustainability of the triple lock.