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It is many years since Fraser Perring of Viceroy Research came to supper at our flat. He is undoubtedly a clever and imaginative fellow and therefore it is unlikely that he has got matters at CBG entirely wrong. But I suspect that common sense will prevail and that therefore 400p is a solid buying point.

in 1961 I and two pals checked into the Rembrandt Hotel and went on to a dance in Westminster. We returned to what I declared to be the Rubens hotel and picked up a key at reception. There was an explosion of rage from within when the three of us trooped in at 2.00 a.m.. Art had just got to my head.

Checkit (CKT) yesterday announced that they have received a number of approaches for the entire company. I suspect that the take out price will be 30p or more.

My reckoning is that Trump's tariff barriers imposed on imports are to react to the overvaluation of the USD. As far as I understand matters nothing that has developed over the last twenty four hours affects that assessment. This means that gold is still cheap at $4,380.

Time to buy.

Hargreaves Lansdown are imposing an appreciable all round fee rise. I am not entirely surprised since many savers open accounts at HL without taking into account long term considerations. I think that investors should enter into long term contracts since 0.25% p.a. of the portfolio value does not seem a lot but it certainly adds up over the years where the only cost to HL is the rolling audit programmer to meet HL's custodianship obligations. The only other firm that comes ac

It is apparently the case that to mark the end of Ramadan about four hundred Muslims assembled in Trafalgar Square and knelt over facing the National Gallery whilst presenting their bottoms to the camera. It is said that Sadiq Khan declared that this would be OK. This amazes me and I reckon that some sort of apology should be offered by the persons in charge of this obtrusive display.