HIGHLIGHTS July 26 2024 Global Markets US GDP growth accelerated more than anticipated in Q2 rising by an annualised rate of 2.8%, 0.8ppts above market consensus. Short-dated USTs came…
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Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “In contrast to the big tech-weighted US indices, the FTSE 100 has held its ground this week, and has opened up this…
Aarin Chiekrie, equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “easyJet’s third-quarter numbers landed a little better than expected. That’s a welcome relief after disappointing numbers from Ryanair earlier this week caused some share…
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “After a pedestrian start to the week, the FTSE 100 has ticked down slightly this morning. That’s despite US markets having their…
Key figures: • Gross revenue for ISU members – US$ 398 million (2022, US$ 241 million) • 184 services provided (2022, 149 services) • Lloyd’s Open Form (LOF) – 16…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Children may be priceless, but they are increasingly tough on the bank balance, with the cost of holiday childcare ramping up…
Towards a European Capital Markets Union: An update on revived moves for a single market in savings and investments The upturning of the geopolitical world order in the aftermath of…
Steve Clayton, head of equity funds, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The UK market has opened strongly, led higher by futures markets that were pricing in an opening gain of around 0.8%. Frasers…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE 100 has struggled to gain ground, opening lower in early trade as investors assess the struggles in the retail…
Accidents onboard ships are not decreasing, according to latest accident statistics submitted to the International Maritime Organization by shipmanagement association InterManager. The number of seafarers injured in falls has remained fairly consistent year…
Emma Wall, head of investment analysis and research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Investor confidence fell at the beginning of July, as political uncertainty swirled the developed world. Snap elections and subsequent campaigns…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The FTSE 100 appears to be nursing a hangover, with a lacklustre start to the session. It may appear to be…
Figures are from the latest edition of the HL Savings & Resilience Barometer. It also found: *Enough emergency savings is classed as having enough savings to cover at least 3…
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The tech-light FTSE 100 has opened higher, taking a cue from yesterday’s session in overseas markets. In a rare occurrence of late,…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The FTSE 100 has opened on the front foot, taking cues from unruffled markets in the US despite a continued lack…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown “The FTSE 100 closed broadly flat yesterday and has opened today in a similar fashion, without too many catalysts to drive a move…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’It’s a subdued start for the London market, as traders digest the latest round of political upset in France, and its…
Halifax HPI: Labour’s long-term plan for property isn’t going to shift the market right now
Halifax has published its house price index for June: june-2024-halifax-house-price-index.pdf Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The property market is likely to be near the top of the government’s…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The FTSE 100 has opened higher, riding on the coattails of the fresh enthusiasm which swept over Wall Street, with any…
Latest MSI analysis finds ‘distance effect’ is among factors supporting deadweight demand for crude and product tankers London and Singapore, 3 July 2024. Large scale route diversions as a consequence of…
Data from a survey of 2,000 people by Opinium for HL in April 2024. Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown: “More than a quarter of people admit they…
Dr. Maray Georgoussi interviews John Faraclas on Acheloos TV about Posidonia 2024, current issues of Shipping and Geopolitics
At the beginning of this Acheloos program, which was aired yesterday, we also have Theodoros Pantoulias, the general manager of the Mediterranee Hotel, a seafront four star hotel in Cephalonia,…
Mexico’s new president: IMF dilemma and risk for Latin America By Hector Torres Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum, is inheriting a fiscal imbalance equivalent to 5.9% of the country’s gross domestic…
HIGHLIGHTS June 28 2024 Global Markets Semi-core and peripheral EGBs continued to underperform core paper, with the 10-yr OAT-Bund yield spread closing above 80bps yesterday for the first time…
Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The UK market is celebrating some better news on the economic side of things. GDP for the first three months of the year…