Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’Higher than expected wage growth will help households struggling with the cost-of-living crisis but the latest labour market trends risk adding…
2 August 2022 The S&P and Nasdaq both slipped overnight amidst US House Speaker’s planned trip to Taiwan Asian markets followed suit and fell during their trading hours European markets…
Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’A red wall of worry has built up across financial markets with investors increasingly nervous that economies are set to career…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Thursday 3 June, 2021) GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS June 3 2021 Global Markets Market focus today is on the ADP report for private payrolls and…
S&P affirms UK P&I Club’s A rating – confirms “very strong” capital but changes outlook On 30th October 2020 ratings agency Standard & Poor’s released a research update on the…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Monday 27, April 2020) GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS April 27, 2020 Global Markets Global equity markets kicked off the week on a positive tone following…
S&P affirms North P&I Club’s ‘A’ (stable) rating under new Insurers Rating Methodology 03 October 2019 – Leading ratings agency S&P Global Ratings has affirmed North P&I Club’s ‘A’ credit…
Only 8 days left until the 7th Annual Mediterranean Bunker Fuel Conference, taking place on 29th-30th November, in Divani Caravel Hotel in Athens, Greece. IBIA Director Unni Einemo will be participating as a…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Investors retained a cautious tone towards risk assets in early European trade on Tuesday amid rising worries over a full-blown trade war following the latest…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Concerns that the US administration is leaning towards trade protectionism are mounting with investors getting increasingly worried over the risk of a trade…
The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) begun the week with a controlled fall. Geopolitics on a turning point. John Faraclas’ daily briefing: The BDI lost 13 points and now reads 1,082…
Regional Economics & Market Strategy Focus Note – Fitch and S&P upgrade Serbia’s sovereign credit ratings on improving fiscal metrics (Tuesday, December 19, 2017) In line with our expectations, S&P…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Mirroring the negative sentiment in Wall Street overnight, Asian equity indices closed in the red on Friday and major European bourses opened lower, amid renewed…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMNTS GLOBAL MARKETS: European stock markets opened broadly lower on Monday, on mounting global growth concerns amid downbeat January trade data from China. Market caution also prevailed…
Leading ratings agency Standard and Poor’s (S&P) has reaffirmed North P&I club’s ‘A’ credit rating and stable outlook for the eleventh consecutive year. The agency says its rating reflects the…
Following S&P’s recent announcement that it would soon be withdrawing public information ratings for insurance companies in Western Europe, the London P&I Club took the decision to proceed to an…