Comment

Market report: Footloose footsie, Trump stays defiant and carmakers count the cost of tariffs

Susannah Streeter
  • The FTSE 100 continues its longest winning streak since 2017.
  • China shows weakness in manufacturing, putting pressure on energy prices.
  • Trump stays defiant in the face of market turmoil as he marks 100 days in office.
  • Amazon backtracks on plan to highlight cost of tariffs on some goods.
  • Marks and Spencer’s cyber chaos continues as hackers reportedly identified.
  • Volkswagen and Aston Martin count the cost of tariffs on the car industry.

Susannah Streeter, head of money and...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/30/market-report-footloose-footsie-trump-stays-defiant-and-carmakers-count-the-cost-of-tariffs/

Market report: Trump’s 100 days, Deliveroo deal and Marks and Spencer cyber chaos

Susannah Streeter
  • FTSE 100 set to trade higher at the start of the week, despite uncertainty surrounding tariffs.
  • Chinese authorities forecast the economy is on track to meet growth targets with more stimulus expected.
  • The 100th day of Trump’s second presidency looms as he stays intent on ripping up rule books.
  • Corporate earnings season set to stay buoyant, but warnings pile up about clouds ahead.
  • Deliveroo share price jumps after takeover bid launched by DoorDash.
  • Marks and Spencer cyber chaos...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/28/market-report-trumps-100-days-deliveroo-deal-and-marks-and-spencer-cyber-chaos/

Commentary on IMO’s Net-Zero Framework & LNG-fuelled vessels

Nick Austin, partner in Reed Smith’s Transportation Industry Group, said:

“As the IMO releases details of how its Net-Zero Framework will operate in its first monitoring year in 2028, it is clear that the devil will be in the detail. Whilst superficially resembling the EU’s focus on well-to-wake GHG intensity in its FuelEU Maritime regulation, the IMO’s approach will be more complicated. It would introduce two tiers of compliance and differential pricing of “remedial units” to ensure vessel...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/25/commentary-on-imos-net-zero-framework-lng-fuelled-vessels/

DESKSIDE BRIEFING: The Centre for Disaster Protection Comments on 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Daniel Clarke

23 April, 2025 – If you are reporting on the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), taking place from April 21 to 26, in Washington, D.C, please consider the following comment from Daniel Clarke, Executive Director, the Centre for Disaster Protection. 

“As global leaders gather in Washington, D.C. for the 2025 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and IMF, they are being urged to confront a hard truth: without tackling...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/23/deskside-briefing-the-centre-for-disaster-protection-comments-on-2025-spring-meetings-of-the-world-bank-group-wbg-and-the-international-monetary-fund-imf/

Market report: Optimism rises amid hopes for reprieve in trade war

Susannah Streeter
  • FTSE 100 set for gains in early trade following talk of a de-escalation in US trade war with China.
  • Gold retreats from record highs after Trump indicates he’s in mood for negotiation.
  • Latest UK government borrowing figures make difficult reading for UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves.
  • Brent Crude rises amid hopes for slightly higher energy demand, while sanctions could hit supplies.
  • Elon Musk realises he’s got fingers in too many pies and goes part-time in Doge department.

Susannah...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/23/market-report-optimism-rises-amid-hopes-for-reprieve-in-trade-war/

How parents dictate their children’s resilience

  • The higher the level of education your parents had, the more financially resilient you’re likely to be.
  • If your parents were employed when you were growing up, you’re far more likely to be resilient than if they didn’t work.
  • If your parents owned a property with a mortgage when you were a teenager, you’re also likely to be more resilient – and be on track with home ownership.
  • But it doesn’t happen by osmosis – there are key steps to build your child’s resilience.

Figures from the HL Savings &...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/23/how-parents-dictate-their-childrens-resilience/

Six financial planning opportunities when markets are down

Sarah Coles
  1. Pay in a lump sum to cash in on the recovery.
  2. Use the Lifetime ISA or pension to magnify your contributions.
  3. Make your savings regular so you stay on track without having to make yourself do it.
  4. Use the chance to protect more of your investments through Share Exchange (Bed and ISA).
  5. Use the opportunity to rebalance your portfolio – without worrying  about tax.
  6. If you make losses, you can carry them forward.

Sarah Coles, head of personal finance, Hargreaves Lansdown:

“Market downturns...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/22/six-financial-planning-opportunities-when-markets-are-down/

Veson Nautical: Bulker S&P Activity Falls Sharply in Q1 2025

Rebecca Galanopoulos

by Rebecca Galanopoulos,

Due to market uncertainty, overall sale and purchase levels for Bulkers have fallen year on year, with a decrease of c.58% and just 77 reported this year to date, compared to 182 for the same period last year. Since the US proposed fees to Chinese-built vessels entering US ports in February, sale and purchase levels for Chinese-built Bulkers has fallen by c.58% with just 62 transactions reported since February, compared to 146 for the same period last...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/22/veson-nautical-bulker-sp-activity-falls-sharply-in-q1-2025/

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