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 [...]
PE view: Value creation through digitalization in M&A April 12, 2022 | City Talk The use of AI in M&A has become critical in terms of efficiency, timing, and transparency in dealmaking. The volume of data in data rooms has exploded. Technology and automation is working overtime as dealmakers look for solutions to shorten the M&A cycle. In a recent survey, 64% of the 2,000+ dealmakers polled believe that [...]
1 Minute Market Rundown – 12th April 2022 April 12, 2022 | City Talk Russia – UkraineNew Week, Same StoryCrypto SofterUS CPI in Focus It may be a new week but it certainly feels like the same story. Following FED member Brainard’s hawkish comments last week, markets continue to reprice in an incredibly hawkish FED. The current landscape seems quite straightforward: yields higher, risk markets lower and the USD [...]
Chief of PageGroup recruitment firm reveals plans to step down after 16 years at the helm April 12, 2022 The chief executive of PageGroup recruitment firm has revealed plans to to step down after 16 years at the helm. The announcement was made after the company had record results in the first quarter of the year, with almost £260m in gross profit, up more than 40 per cent on 2021. Making the announcement about [...]
Oil prices slump below $100 as IEA floods market and Shanghai lockdown cuts demand April 11, 2022 Oil prices have plummeted four per cent on both major benchmarks, with prices below $100 per barrel again after last month's rallies.
How are the FTSE 100, Dow & Dax faring? April 11, 2022 | City Talk Ahead of the ECB committee meeting, BOC rate decision and US earning season, we provide an outlook on how futures are positioned. FTSE 100 The FTSE 100 gained over 1% last week as most US, Asian and European equity indices ended the week in negative territory, weighed down by a firm hawkish outlook from the [...]