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CNN Business produces the “Fear and Greed Index”, a barometer of stock market sentiment. It uses a number of different measures to gauge the mood and whether share prices have run up too fast (that is the Greed factor) or fallen potentially too far (the Fear). As an indicator, in our opinion it is best

By Brooks Macdonald, Wednesday 22 November 2023 In stark contrast to the last, this Autumn Statement took place against a much more stable economic backdrop, a point Jeremy Hunt was eager to underline during his speech. Citing the fall of inflation down to 4.6%, and better than expected GDP growth in 2023, the Chancellor confidently declared that this was a statement for a ‘country that had turned a corner’. Higher tax revenue boosted government funds and