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What staff at a Welsh health board had to say about what its like to work there Most were proud to say they worked for it, but fewer were happy with the standard of care than the last time they were surveyed Staff at all health boards in Wales were sent the survey last November (Image: Getty Images) Want the latest news from Swansea sent straight to your inbox?Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Dont miss anything from your city! Sign up for regular updates When you subsc...

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The most recent inflation data release and the U.S. consumer price index were on investors’ minds Wednesday, as the index climbed 0.4% in December, a value in line with a Dow Jones estimate. Stocks and index ETFs rallied strongly in the first week of the new year, but have begun consolidating since then. “The market rally has taken a break this week,” said Mark Hackett, chief of investment research at Nationwide. He noted, however, that “sentiment and risk indicators continue to reflect...

Stocks closed along the flatline on Tuesday as interest rates touched their highest levels in months.

By Mark Hackett The equity market has been remarkably resilient since 2019 even with unprecedented disruption. The S&P 500® Index has returned more than 50% since January of last year despite the expectation for no earnings growth between 2019 and 2021. As a result, the price-to-earnings ratio for the S&P 500® based on earnings over the next twelve months is currently at 22. That’s nearly 40% higher than the average forward P/E of 16 over the past 25 years and near the peak of 24 seen durin...

Thoughts Equity market strength continues, with gains in four of the past five weeks, and most major indexes at record highs. Leadership continues to broaden, with strength in the past month driven by emerging markets, small caps and value indexes. Despite incredible disruption, the S&P 500® Index is on pace to return 15% this year, which would be the 35th-best result in the 92-year history of the index. Investors are facing clashing cycle indicators, as the unique conditions of the current cy...