Emma Wall, Chief Investment Strategist, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The S&P 500 has hit yet another all-time high to 6,901, as the VIX – the index that measures volatility – fell to a welcome three month…
Figures from a survey of 2,000 people by Opinium for Hargreaves Lansdown, October 2025 Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown “Savings inertia is particularly dangerous at times like…
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE is holding its head above water this morning after a weak session on Friday. This also follows a mixed start to the…
Aarin Chiekrie, equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Unilever’s spin-off of its ice cream business into The Magnum Ice Cream Company (TMICC) was completed over the weekend, and shares are set to…
Emma Wall, Chief Investment Strategist, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Following a sideways day on Wall Street yesterday – the S&P 500 moved just 7 points, and the NASDAQ similarly unresponsive – Asian…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Meta’s rally today underscores a recurring theme in its narrative: markets reward discipline. For years, Meta’s ambitious spending plans, particularly around the Metaverse…
• In October, equity funds saw £5bn of outflows, with all major regions in withdrawal• Technology funds suffered record redemptions amid fears of an “AI bubble”• Fixed income flows stalled…
The Department for Levelling up Communities and Housing has published the initial findings of the 2024/25 English Housing Survey on demographics and household resilience: Chapters for English Housing Survey 2024 to…
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE is off to another tepid start after a flat performance on Tuesday, which saw the likes of Barclays and Lloyds rally off…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE 100 is struggling to find momentum in the early days of December – not so much a sign of weakness as a lack…
Dates for your diary: 26 key dates in 2026 Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Nothing ever stands still in the world of personal finance – except income…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “It’s a tentative start to December as European markets are awash in Santa red. The FTSE 100 is desperately clinging on to breakeven, led lower…
Hal Cook, senior investment analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “2025 has delivered a number of surprises and, like Christmas crackers, some ended up being underwhelming. Here are five things that were unexpected…
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE opened up around 0.25% this morning, taking it about 2% higher than when the week started, with the Chancellor delivering what was…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “UK stocks opened on the front foot this morning, buoyed by softer US economic data that reinforced expectations of a December rate cut across…
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “After a quiet start to the week the FTSE 100 has edged down a few points as the UK braces for one of the…
Data from a survey of 2,000 people, by Opinium in October 2025 (except where otherwise stated). Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Households have been knocked sideways by…
Emma Wall, Chief Investment Strategist, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Once again, Fed policy is leading the market – as markets do an about turn on last week’s bearish sentiment. The new optimistic…
Aarin Chiekrie, equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Online fashion powerhouse ASOS is on its way to delivering exactly what investors want – better profitability. Don’t worry too much about the double-digit…
Alibaba, Half Year Results, Tuesday 25 NovemberDerren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown:“Alibaba approaches its second-quarter earnings with impressive momentum in its Cloud Intelligence unit. It posted 26% growth in…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Wall Street rallied into the close, and extended the run into after-hours trading, buoyed by Nvidia’s upbeat outlook that soothed global jitters and gave…
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “After losing 3.5% in the last seven days the FTSE is showing some signs of life this morning with a small rise at the…
The ONS has released inflation figures for October: Consumer price inflation, UK – Office for National Statistics Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown: “If you’re wondering what that warm…
Emma Wall, Chief Investment Strategist, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The London Stock Exchange may be a multi-trillion-pound market, but the UK makes up just 3% of the MSCI All Country World Index,…
Emma Wall, Chief Investment Strategist, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Global markets are waiting on the overdue economic data from the US – which will potentially be released at the beginning of this…