Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown
’That sinking feeling has now hit shares in Europe after falls on Wall Street amid concerns that inflationary pressures are still mounting and growing evidence that consumer confidence is suffering amid the cost of living squeeze.
The FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 have opened lower, but there were sharper falls on the DAX in Germany and the CAC 40 in Paris. Worries are resurfacing about an escalation of the war...
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 far from surprising given that in February the world veered from one crisis to another. It eeked out just 0.1% growth during the month, and that was despite a leap in demand for travel, with increases in tour operator travel agency and other related activities surging by a third (33.1%) on...
6 April 2022 – Since the start of 2021 airline shares have fallen back amid ongoing disruption:
Brent crude hovers around $101 a barrel and is up 27% since the start of 2021
Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown
‘’Flight chaos is spreading around the world, as the school holiday rush intensifies, amid severe...
Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown:
“The UK has already committed to weaning itself off Russian oil and coal imports by the end of the year but its long term plans to increase energy security are in sharp focus today. Vain hopes that the new energy strategy being unveiled would throw a bill lifeline to struggling households or boost energy...
6 April 2022
Look ahead to FTSE 350, other companies reporting & economic events from 11 to 15 April
Commenting on today’s market news, Steve Clayton, HL Select fund manager said:
All in all it is a...
4 April 2022 – Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown:
‘’As the uneasy stalemate continues between Russia and European nations about energy supplies, the price of oil has crept up again today to above $105 a barrel, as worries remain about the much tighter supply of crude on world markets. The unprecedented release of US oil reserves in a drip drip daily strategy over the coming months, had lowered prices, and the two-month truce in Yemen...
1 April 2022
Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown
‘’Screens have turned red on Bleak Friday as investors fret about the growing possibility that inflation will fly up above current sky-high forecasts, causing another richochet of problems for consumers and corporates. Following falls on Wall Street, markets in Asia headed lower and European indices are expected to open flat after losses accelerated at the end of trading yesterday. The...
Kate Marshall, Lead Investment Analyst at Hargreaves Lansdown:
“Many companies were forced to cut or suspend their dividend payments to shareholders in 2020, after the pandemic caused havoc,...
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