In our last episode for 2024, our experts discuss the formation of the new US government, as President-elect Trump begins to assemble his top table and the latest in US economic data.

Back across the pond, we reflect on recent Bank of England rate cuts plus GDP and inflation prints we’ve seen post October’s Autumn Budget.

We turn our attention globally to November’s COP 29 and hear our special guest, Responsible Investment Analyst, Isabella Champion-Sinclair, talk through her key takeaways from this most recent climate change conference.

Finally, James and Giles reflect on the year that was 2024 and look ahead to 2025.

This podcast is brought to you by Close Brothers Asset Management – closebrothersam.com – and features James Tulloch, Senior Investment Specialist, in conversation with Giles Parkinson, Head of Equities. We are also pleased to feature special guest, Isabella Champion-Sinclair, Responsible Investment Analyst.

We’ve created this podcast to set out possible approaches. Please do not view it as financial advice, or its content as investment recommendations. Just because an investment or an investment strategy has performed well in the past, does not mean it will continue to do so. Our predictions are based on information that is currently available, however events and markets can and do change rapidly.