The Week Ahead: Tesco, Coinbase IPO, JD Sports, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs April 12, 2021 Some of the biggest banks are set to report earnings this week, with JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs all due on Wednesday. On a macro level, Tuesday’s UK GDP figures and inflation data from the US are undoubtedly going to be important. Meanwhile, the largest US cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, goes public. City A.M. looks at [...]
Johanna Kyrklund: the FOMO market is over – so, what’s next? April 12, 2021 | City Talk Maybe lockdown has made me more middle aged and boring. I’m just not as interested in trendy stuff any more, both in my personal life (I opted for a VW ID3, not a Tesla, after all) and now in investing. But in today’s markets a more boring approach – favouring diversification and judiciousness over more [...]
FTSE falls as England starts to reopen April 12, 2021 London’s main market fell 0.4 per cent this morning despite positive sentiment about England starting to open up following the coronavirus lockdown. The FTSE 100 was down 0.4 per cent while the FTSE 250 fared slightly better, down a more moderate 0.2 per cent. For most, today marks the first day of 2021 that non-essential [...]
UK records strongest opening quarter IPO performance in 14 years April 12, 2021 UK listings got off to a strong start this year, with more funds raised in the opening quarter of 2021 than in any other opening quarter since 2007. The first quarter of 2021 also marked the most funds raised in a single quarter since 2014, according to new research from EY. Both the main market [...]
Trafigura to open carbon offset trading desk April 9, 2021 Commodities giant Trafigura has today announced that it will launch a carbon trading desk as financial institutions continue to adapt to the ever-increasing focus on climate change. The new desk will be led by Hannah Hauman, the firm’s former head of crude oil trading in Europe. The decision marks another step into the low-carbon market [...]
Wall Street dips after Fed minutes affirm low interest rates for longer April 7, 2021 Wall Street dropped towards the end of trading, as traders digested the latest update from the Federal Reserve latest’s meeting. The Dow Jones, and Nasdaq indexes are currently down by 0.06 and 0.07 per cent respectively, while the S&P 500 is performing a little better, up 0.6 per cent. The Fed struck a dovish tone [...]
FTSE 250: The best and worst performers ranked as index hits record high April 7, 2021 It’s been a stellar week for the FTSE 250, which today soared to record highs as stocks rode a wave of optimism ahead of a further easing of lockdown measures. The domestically-focused index closed up 0.76 per cent at 22,160 points — an all-time high — as investors were buoyed by the reopening of pubs [...]
City A.M. T.V Daily Market Snapshot (video) April 6, 2021 Daily market snapshot: Having largely traded sideways in February and March, US equity markets have broken out to the upside over Easter.
GameStop shares slump as it plans $1bn post-rally stock sale April 5, 2021 GameStop shares slump as it plans $1bn post-rally stock sale
S&P 500 breaks through 4,000 mark as FTSE 100 pushes higher April 1, 2021 The S&P 500 broke through the 4,000 mark for the first time today as buoyant tech stocks and optimism about reopenings boosted Wall Street. The index was up 0.8 per cent 4,006 points shortly before 5pm. The Dow Jones and Nasdaq also rose 0.4 per cent and 1.5 per cent respectively. The rapid rollout of [...]