Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The FTSE 100 has opened the week buoyed by positive winds and renewed investor enthusiasm. It is close to clinching a…
Victoria Hasler, head of fund research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “A new year, a new president. The lead up to Trump’s presidency has been noisy and, at times, divisive. Markets hate uncertainty…
Which currencies will benefit from dollar erosion? By Gary Smith According to some forecasts, the dollar will surrender 10% of its share of global foreign exchange reserves over the next…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The FTSE 100 has caught that Friday feeling, surfing upwards on a wave of enthusiasm, powered by expectations of lower interest…
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Netflix, Q4 Results, Tuesday 21 January Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown “Netflix enters its fourth-quarter earnings on a hot streak, having blown past expectations back in October and raising the…
Nor-Shipping adds finance, LNG and seabed minerals to “agenda setting” conference programme for 2025
Nor-Shipping is enhancing its conference programme for 2025 with a bold line-up of new events targeting evolving ocean business opportunities. This year’s Nor-Shipping, taking place 2-6 June in Oslo and…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “European markets are waking up with a spring in their step, thanks to cooling US core inflation and upbeat bank earnings fuelling risk-on…
Outlook 2025: Bitcoin is not the answer to US economic problems By Mark Sobel Washington DC news blogs are replete with mentions of cryptocurrencies and a strategic bitcoin reserve. Meanwhile,…
The ONS has released inflation figures for December: Consumer price inflation, UK – Office for National Statistics Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Lower-than-expected inflation numbers will be a…
Performance-based incentives boost growth of women-owned businesses By Elizabeth MacBride Despite progress in many areas, only about one in four businesses globally is owned by a woman – a number that has…
Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown: 1. ISAs save a number of different taxes “If you don’t wrap savings and investments in an ISA, there are different kinds…
Susannah Streeter head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’Equity trading on the London market has got off to a subdued start as investors continue to assess the implications of…
Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown: “ISAs never stand still. Various governments have tweaked the rules over the past 26 years – so they’ve evolved from a limited…
Tokenisation: revolutionising money market funds Thursday 30 January, Virtual roundtable Sandy Kaul, senior vice president of digital assets and industry advisory services at Franklin Templeton, joins OMFIF to discuss the…
Outlook 2025: Will central banks pick up the pace on CBDCs? By Katerina Liu Central banks are progressing in their research on retail central bank digital currencies, but some have…
Tax and spending Interest rates The pound and the FTSE 100 Growth stocks Bond investors Savings Pensions and annuities Mortgages Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The…
Outlook 2025: Global economy will underwhelm amid huge uncertainty By Mark Sobel The global economy will underwhelm in 2025. Policy-makers may be satisfied with global growth rates around 3%. But…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’Stocks are riding the rumour rollercoaster when it comes to Trump’s tariff plans. Hopes for a more contained policy which emerged…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Headline CPI inflation is expected to continue to rise slightly, continuing the unwelcome trend we’ve seen since October. Prices at the…
Outlook 2025: An uphill battle for gender parity in financial leadership By Arunima Sharan The financial sector stands at a crossroads. 2025 could either solidify progress towards gender parity or…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “UK markets look set to open on the back foot, marrying expected moves across Europe as investors prepared for the release of key…
*(not seasonally adjusted), published by the Building Societies Association on 3 January 2025, covering November 2024. **based on the most competitive easy access account without a bonus, paying 4.85%. Savings rates…
Figures from a survey of 2,000 people by Opinium for HL in September 2024. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown “Around a week into the New Year and…
Outlook 2025: Transition finance depends on clear, market-aligned policy By Emma McGarthy Global public investors are increasingly recognising the risks associated with climate change and are exploring portfolio strategies to…