Market Report: FTSE heads for fifth consecutive week of gains

  • Sunshine helps April retail sales growth of 1.2% smash expectations
  • Consumer confidence stages fragile recovery
  • Trump’s “big beautiful” tax bill weighs on bond yields
  • But late pull back in US coupons boosts Asian stocks
  • Brent crude down to $64 as traders brace for supply wave

Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown:

“The Footsie has that Friday feeling and looks set to end the week in an upbeat fashion, rising nearly 30 points at the open after some profit-taking yesterday....

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/23/market-report-ftse-heads-for-fifth-consecutive-week-of-gains/

Market report: US debt fears cause ripples of worry

Susannah Streeter
  • FTSE 100 trades lower as US fiscal fears unsettle investors.
  • Weaker demand for an auction of US debt adds to nerves, as the massive tax bill goes through Congress.
  • Bitcoin hangs around fresh record levels as hopes for greater regulation collide with dollar weakness.
  • UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves in a tight spot as public sector borrowing for April exceeds forecasts.
  • Brent Crude falls to below $65 a barrel amid expectations of lower demand and higher supplies.
  • British Land shares...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/22/market-report-us-debt-fears-cause-ripples-of-worry/

Market report: US credit rating downgrade sparks pessimism while Starmer the dealmaker courts EU leaders

Susannah Streeter
  • Hangover from Moody’s downgrading the US credit rating weighs on markets at the start of the week.
  • Risk-off sentiment emerges with gold rising and equities falling, while US Treasuries are sold off.
  • Keir Starmer on a charm offensive with EU leaders, aiming for a reset of European relations.
  • China’s data shows consumers are highly cautious given the tariff wars.
  • Brent Crude falls back to around $65 a barrel amid concerns about global growth.
  • Ryanair flies into calmer skies as...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/19/market-report-us-credit-rating-downgrade-sparks-pessimism-while-starmer-the-dealmaker-courts-eu-leaders/

Market Report: FTSE on a firm footing against mixed trading in global markets

Derren Nathan
  • European indices hold on to optimism. DAX at record high
  • Weak Japanese GDP data weighs on Asian equities
  • Alibaba first quarter numbers disappoint
  • US stock futures flat after recent gains
  • Walmart squeezes US shoppers with price rises.
  • Consumer confidence figures later today
  • Brent Crude oil treads water at about $64.8 per barrel

Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown:

FTSE 100 futures are pointing slightly upwards this morning, mirroring optimism on continental...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/16/market-report-ftse-on-a-firm-footing-against-mixed-trading-in-global-markets/

Market report: Lower oil prices weigh on Footsie as better GDP data is shrugged off

Susannah Streeter
  • FTSE 100 falls back in early trade as lower crude prices weigh on energy giants.
  • UK growth snapshot comes in better-than-expected but could fizzle out.
  • Businesses appear to have brought forward spending due to tariff threats.
  • Brent Crude falls more than 3% to below $64 a barrel as an Iran US deal is eyed.
  • ITV investors unimpressed with snapshot, despite better Studios performance.

Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown:

‘’The FTSE 100 is on the back...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/05/15/market-report-lower-oil-prices-weigh-on-footsie-as-better-gdp-data-is-shrugged-off/