Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The UK has jogged into growth after stagnating on the sidelines in April, providing another boost to the feel-good factor currently…
It’s time to rethink public spending By Nikhil Sanghani A key political battleground for the Conservative and Labour parties ahead of the UK general election is how they will balance…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’With torrid Tuesday in the rear-view mirror, London stocks are poised to regain some bounce, helped by a slightly more upbeat…
Asset owners can’t afford to sidestep sustainability By Emma McGarthy The role of asset owners and the allocation of trillions of capital required in the transition are increasingly under scrutiny. Pension…
Basel Committee at 50: From crisis to confidence By Udaibir Das and Wayne Byres The Basel Committee implementation programme has been integral to international financial architecture. Having celebrated its 50th…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The FTSE 100 has shrugged off Britain’s recession woes with fresh optimism from Wall Street rippling through markets. Investors are looking…
Bank of England presses pause on interest rates again Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The Bank of England is singing the same tune as the Federal…
How to finance the UK government’s borrowing By Peter Sedgwick Much of the debate on UK economic policy has focused on rising inflation and the Bank of England’s slow response…
Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’Inflation risks being a slow poison for the economy, so the Bank of England is trying to take an antidote now…
The UK economy shrank again in April as businesses felt the impact of price rises. GDP declined by 0.3% last month – a worse outcome than expected with all sectors…
UK economy starts to stall, jitters over French election, oil dips and Musk ejects from Twitter seat
11 April 2022 – Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The UK economy is already showing signs of fresh fragility in its latest health check, which is…
Year of Hobson’s choice: UK recession is inevitable, January FOMC critical opportunity for Fed, and more THE WEEKEND REVIEW Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world 17-21 January 2022, Vol.13 Ed.3…
The UK economy was in fitter form than expected before Omicron hit 14 January 2022 The UK economy was in fitter form than expected before Omicron hit Susannah Streeter, senior…
ONS snapshot shows many UK firms running on empty and consumer confidence falling before Omicron wave hits The ONS has released surveys showing the challenges affecting companies, consumers and the…
Office working 9-5 remains elusive One in six (17%) of people were hybrid working in late October, rising to a fifth in larger businesses. In early November, half of businesses…