Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE 100 is set to gain back some ground today as it looks to test the 10,500 level again. London’s leading index briefly…
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Wall Street’s off to a cautiously optimistic start on Friday, with the tech-focused Nasdaq showing the strongest gains. That builds off yesterday’s…
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…
Steve Clayton, head of equity funds, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Markets were strong overnight as buyers poured onto Wall Street to ‘buy the dip’ after the correction in AI stocks seen at…
Steve Clayton, head of equity funds, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out the stage ahead of the Budget in her speech this morning. She surprised no-one by refusing to…
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE 100 is up slightly this morning, after closing flat yesterday. Softness in commodity prices isn’t helping, and the absence of big tech…
Steve Clayton, head of equity funds, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Wall Street rallied strongly last night, with the S&P 500 index gaining 1.1% and the tech-heavy NASDAQ index as much as 1.4%. Investor…
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE 100 has opened slightly up this morning and is within touching distance of record highs earlier in the week. The main UK…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “UK markets opened flat this morning, mirroring yesterday’s muted session as investors digested soft PMI data showing private-sector growth at its weakest since May. Services…
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Markets are largely shrugging off US tariff drama this morning, as President Trump heads to the Supreme Court in a push to confirm…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘The Footsie has stepped up to reach fresh new highs as investors show more appreciation for the quality companies making up the…
Steve Clayton, head of equity funds, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Wall Street closed weakly last night, with the S&P 500 index losing 0.6% in value. But that number, unremarkable in itself, does…
Susanah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’While there is more optimism washing around that peace in Ukraine might be achievable, wariness remains about the outcome of what’s been a…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: The Footsie has retreated from its fresh record highs as the global rally has taken a breather. Investors appear to be…
Steve Clayton, head of equity funds, Hargreaves Lansdown: “US inflation data released yesterday showed lower than expected impacts from President Trump’s tariffs. That led to anticipation that the US Federal…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown. ‘’There’s a small surge of Monday motivation for the Footsie, with the index opening higher in early trade. A pulse of…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown. ‘’Wary sentiment pervades markets, as investors assess the implications of swathes of tariffs on new trading partners and a hawkish outlook…
Steve Clayton, head of equity funds, Hargreaves Lansdown: “Wall Street turned lower last night, led by tech stocks. With both semiconductor and software sectors drifting around 1% lower, the weakness…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The Footsie is footloose, shrugging off trade worries to dance to an all-time high. Even a fresh volley of tariff letters…
Susannah Streeter head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’Nations are waiting on tenterhooks as the clock ticks down to another tariff deadline. President Trump is in a teasing mood,…
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown: “The FTSE 100 has caught a tailwind from a strong rally in Asian stocks overnight. Exchanges in the Far East latched onto comments by…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’There’s caution at the start of the week, as trade talks get underway in London to try to stem a bigger…
Market report: Hopes for Ukraine ceasefire, China’s lending stimulus and Greggs firms up flaky sales
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’Renewed hopes for a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, combined with another wave of stimulus for China’s economy has provided optimism…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’Stocks stateside have gone on a run as more trade deals are inked, but the baton hasn’t been passed to the…