The FTSE 100 improved 1.8% to 7,228, while the AIM All Share followed with a 1.5% increase. For the FTSE 100 the cause maybe, the higher pound and for Aim the political fire beneath the bellowing smoke of a no deal crash-out on the 29th was nearly extinguished. The under reported Chancellor’s Budget Statement recorded a robust economy with growth higher than forecast, 3.5m jobs created, Inflation on target and improved Public Finances.

This Tuesday the warm economic glow could continue if Average Earnings and Employment are reported to be unchanged at 3.4% and 4%, given that CPI (Consumer P...