Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “There’s an overarching sense of calm in the air, perhaps a little unnerving given the storm of political drama we’ve become accustomed too…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’Investors look set to show wariness ahead of a key inflation report due out in the US, while they await more…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ’’The FTSE 100 has stabilised after three days of losses, starting the last session of the week in the green. It’s…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The feel-good factor is still washing through London markets as investors spy interest rate cuts on the horizon, despite signs prices…
Susannah Streeter head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The wait and see mood on the markets is continuing with recent exuberance fading, as investors look ahead to key consumer…
Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown: “The higher-for-longer interest rate narrative just became louder. The Bank of England’s chief economist, Huw Pill, has said the bank won’t be…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’Relief that the UK economy has returned to growth combined with expectations that central banks will hold off from fresh rate…
Market report: Quiet relief as US shutdown avoided, China’s weak factory activity and BP leadership quandary Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’With a US government shutdown…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The FTSE 100 has opened on the front foot with miners leading the pack amid hopes that China’s economic troubles could…
Sophie Lund-Yates, lead equity analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown: “The Bank of England’s latest stress test has shown the UK’s main lenders will be able to stomach worsening economic conditions. This…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’After a long stretch of unusually high vacancies, a super-tight jobs market, and a ramping up of wages there are already…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The continued loss of power in the Chinese economy is concerning investors, with consumer prices flatlining. The downbeat data comes ahead…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’To pause or not to pause – is the big question investors are mulling about the intentions of Fed policymakers ahead…
UK unemployment edges up to 3.7% and vacancies rise, underlining fragility of the UK economy. The inactivity rate also fell slightly by 0.2% to 21.5%. Hopes that US inflation is…
Wall Street sell off as jitters return that the Fed will turn Scrooge-like before Christmas. Resilient data from US services sector has added to worries that inflation is not under…
US producer prices increase by 0.4% month on month in September – a bigger rise than expected. US central bank, the Federal Reserve expected to step on the gas of…
HIGHLIGHTS August 11 2022 Global Markets In reaction to weaker than expected US July inflation data, global risk sentiment improved and the USD weakened sharply. Meanwhile, USTs gave back most of the…
THE DAILY UPDATE – Saturday 2 April 2022 Why the labour market won’t fuel US inflation By Julian Jacobs Despite low unemployment and high inflation, fears that tight labour markets…
Inflation surges in the US, but ECB may steer Europe clear of similar fate Friday 14 May 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.19.5 Commentary: US inflation surge is harbinger of what’s to…
HIGHLIGHTS WORLD ECONOMIC & MARKET DEVELOPMENTS GLOBAL MARKETS: Amid signs of increasing US inflation pressures following a higher than expected rise of 2.9%YoY in January average hourly earnings, which pushed bond…