‘I would’ve thrown an egg at him’: Jeremy Hunt under fire for his London Stock Exchange push March 8, 2024 The boss of challenger stock exchange Aquis has launched a blistering attack on Jeremy Hunt today, claiming he wanted to throw an egg at the Chancellor for his "anti-competitive" push to turn the London Stock Exchange into the “Nasdaq of Europe”.
Moving markets: Five things shaping the FTSE 100 today March 8, 2024 Asia follows Wall Street's upward trend, with gold eyeing its best week in five months and oil prices climbing. Investors eagerly await the U.S. non-farm payrolls report, which is set to influence market sentiment and decisions ahead.
FTSE 100: What’s moving markets today? March 7, 2024 Asian markets echoed Wall Street's gains, with Bitcoin topping $69,000. Fed Chair Jerome Powell's reaffirmed rate cut stance grabbed attention, while eyes now turn to the ECB's policy decisions.
Moving markets: Five things shaping the FTSE 100 today March 6, 2024 Asian markets falter with China stocks leading the decline, while bitcoin retreats from record highs. Apple's iPhone sales in China drop sharply. Attention shifts to the UK's Spring budget and Fed Chair Powell's testimony.
Blackstone and Thomson Reuters to offload £1.9bn LSEG stake March 5, 2024 A group of LSEG investors including Blackstone and Thomson Reuters are offloading a four per cent stake in the firm worth £1.9bn, the London Stock Exchange owner has said today
Spring Budget 2024: What will markets look out for? Gilts, rabbits and cuts March 5, 2024 Given the state of the UK's public finances, investors may get jittery if Hunt pulls too many rabbits out of the hat.
FTSE 100 today: London markets braces for cautious opening as U.S. and Asian markets slip March 5, 2024 Hong Kong and Chinese stocks fell as China set a 5% growth target. Meanwhile, Bitcoin surged past $68,000. Investors now await Fed Chair Jerome Powell's testimony for market insights.
China’s audacious aim: pursuing five per cent growth target amidst economists’ scepticism March 5, 2024 China has set its sights on achieving an economic growth target of approximately 5% for the current year, a goal that some economists consider ambitious.
Pension funds have ‘abrogated responsibility to the UK,’ says Peel Hunt March 4, 2024 Pension funds have “abrogated their responsibility” to the UK and should start preparing to disclose how much of their cash goes into British firms, one of the UK’s top investment banks has said, after the Chancellor revealed plans for a sweeping shake-up of rules ahead of the budget on Wednesday.
Exodus: Eight troubling omens for the London Stock Exchange March 4, 2024 The pace of delistings and take-privates looks set to continue this year.