Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown:
‘’Shein’s planned London listing was already mired in controversy and now it’s hit by fresh tariff turmoil, becoming ensnared in clampdowns on e-commerce giants. Trump’s tariff...
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown:
“The widely-expected UK rate cut hasn’t been enough to help propel the FTSE 100 beyond yesterday’s record close, as investors take on board the Bank of England’s hammer blow to its forecast for UK...
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown:
“UK markets are kicking off the day with a spring in their step, as the US tariff chatter finally quietens down, letting investors zero...
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown:
‘’Investors are...
The U.S. stock market opened Monday with sharp declines after President Donald Trump launched tariffs against Canada, China and Mexico over the weekend.
The Nasdaq tumbled 1.86% or 401 points, leading the declines among the three major U.S. indexes. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled about 1.1%, or around 489 points. The S&P 500 fell roughly 1.8% or 89.6 points.
Trump signed an executive order Saturday putting 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, while Chinese products face an...
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/stock-markets-around-the-globe-tumble-in-response-to-trump-tariffs
EU has opportunity to harness crisis to deepen economic union
By Ellie Groves and Taylor Pearce
The response from the European Commission after the 2008 financial crisis was slow and partial. Having learned from these missteps, the European Union’s response to Covid-19 was swift. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has posed yet another crisis. The EU has an opportunity to harness these crises to implement much-needed reform within its institutions and member states.
Structural reforms required to safeguard democratic future
By Sunil Sharma and William White
Macroeconomic stabilisation policies cannot address the deep structural problems that confront the economies of many advanced democracies. Indeed, pretending that they can poses a threat to democracy itself as a worsening economic reality increasingly disappoints popular expectations. To confront this political vulnerability, actual policies must be improved, but popular expectations must also become more...
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Mark Heine, CEO: “We experience...
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22 April 2022 – Comment from Steve Clayton, HL Select Fund Manager:
“Stocks were weak overnight in the USA and Asia. Once more Tech shares led the way lower, with the Nasdaq Composite index losing 2% in value, whilst the broader S%P 500 index lost half that much. Tokyo saw the Nikkei index slide 1.6% with a similar fall in Australian stocks. Futures markets are indicating a bumpy start to trading in Europe.
Rising inflation is undermining bond prices – the yield on UK 10 year government bonds has...