1 Minute Market Rundown – 14th April 2022 April 14, 2022 | City Talk Russia – UkraineChina Indicates Looser Monetary PolicyCrypto ConsolidatesECB in Focus We have spoken about the path of least resistance being the USD higher, yields higher and risk lower. Thus naturally it made sense that we saw the total opposite yesterday… We saw, in our minds, a relief rally across the board heading into the ECB [...]
Oil prices continue resurgence amid escalating supply shortage fears April 13, 2022 Both major benchmarks extended gains today, with Russia revealing peace talks with Ukraine had reached a dead end.
Russia to pursue alternative buyers as West ramps up sanctions April 13, 2022 Russia will pursue alternative markets for its energy exports, revealed President Vladimir Putin, amid escalating tensions with the West.
‘Don’t tell anyone’: Whatsapp messages exposed £400m ‘Essex boys’ traders to US lawsuit April 13, 2022 A group of traders dubbed ‘the Essex boys’, who made more than £400m profit in a day of frenzied oil trading in 2020, exposed themselves to a US lawsuit due to a Whatsapp exchange, it has been revealed.
1 Minute Market Rundown – 13th April 2022 April 13, 2022 | City Talk Russia – UkraineCore CPI a Touch SofterCrypto ConsolidatesEarnings in Focus US CPI was the key focus of the markets yesterday. As we predicted, the bar was set high for the print as the markets expectations of a hawkish FED has run rampant. As such the USD was sold off following the print, as we thought [...]
Top traded stocks within stocks and shares ISAs April 12, 2022 | City Talk As the new tax year commences, we look at why you should make the most of your ISA allowance within an IG stocks and shares ISA and dig into the most popular shares in IG clients’ stocks and shares ISAs. Utilising your ISA allowance The new tax year is almost upon us and with this [...]
OPEC and EU tensions drive oil prices as China eases pandemic restrictions April 12, 2022 Oil prices rebounded nearly five per cent across both major benchmarks amid growing tensions OPEC and EU tensions.
OPEC warns of global supply shock if EU sanctions Russian oil April 12, 2022 OPEC has warned the European Union sanctions on Russian fossil fuels could create one of the worst global oil supply shocks in history.
How long can Russia withstand the sanctions? April 12, 2022 | City Talk In response to its invasion of Ukraine, Russia has been targeted with severe economic sanctions. How impactful will they be? We have yet to see a serious, data-driven analysis. Some predict the embargo will initiate a Russian financial collapse very quickly, while others expect it will constitute more of a long and slow drag on [...]
Cybersecurity: Opportunities – and Challenges – for UK TMT M&A April 12, 2022 | City Talk Cybersecurity is expected to be the biggest challenge and opportunity facing technology, media, and telecommunication (TMT) mergers and acquisitions professionals (M&A) in 2022, according to new research by Datasite, which surveyed 200 senior UK M&A professionals. The survey found that 54% of UK CEOs and 46% of senior M&A professionals said that cybersecurity presents the best [...]