27/02/2026
Wow - What a week! ๐
Been mixing client meetings and networking, connecting with like-minded business owners and execs at PIMCO Investment tour (Leeds), York Professionals Networking, and The Yorkshire Mafia .
PIMCO's insights on bonds was game-changing:
๐ก Bonds: A lifetime opportunity
- Lock in highest yields in 10 years
- Upside potential if economy slows
- Higher yields a cushion against rate hikes
A changed world:
๐ Governments' limited financial resources due to debt loads amplifies risks, increasing a reliance on central banks to fix issues
๐ Rewriting trade and security alliances = persistent volatility
๐ธ Central banks have room to cut rates than pre- pandemic
Where we stand:
๐ Inflation cooling, labour market concerns growing
๐ค AI growth counterbalances government policy challenges on tax and spend
Networking highlights:
๐ฅ York Professionals Speed Networking: connecting with business owners and execs
๐ฅ Yorkshire Mafia: different audience, great convos
Lovely to catch up with familiar faces and meeting new ones, including Daniel Joseph McCurdy, Sandra Reid, Ellie MacDonald, Matthew Wise, Charlotte Wainwright-Price, Adrian Hogarth, Claire Bennett, James Buckle, Owen Turner, Karen Tinkler, Gustavo De Amorim and many more!