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  • London ensnared by global market turmoil as recession jitters spread

    global markets

    The City was ensnared by a global market sell off today driven by investors ditching stocks over fears soaring inflation will tip major economies into recession. Britain’s biggest companies shed around £40bn today. London’s premier FTSE 100 index tumbled just under two per cent, taking its total losses for the year so far to nearly [...]

  • 1 Minute Market Rundown – 19th May 2022

    City Talk

    Trade the ExtremesUSD on the Front Foot AgainCrypto Slides We won’t lie…yesterday caught us rather off guard. Risk, for lack of a better word, capitulated. US shares plunged 4%, their biggest daily drop in almost 2 years. Earnings reports from US consumer titans (Walmart, Costco, Target) disappointed and fuelled concerns that high inflation is squeezing [...]

  • 40-year high inflation hits FTSE 100 and drags down pound

    markets

    City traders were today jolted by fresh figures revealing UK inflation is running at its highest level since the 1980s. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index closed 1.07 per cent lower at 7,438.09 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, fell 0.58 per [...]

  • British factories’ costs climb at record pace in sign of even higher consumer prices to come

    May 18, 2022

    Prices for materials used by British factories are rising at the quickest pace on record in a sign firms may be pushed to keep passing on costs to consumers, official figures published today revealed. The cost of buying components such as fuels used for the day to day running of manufacturing firms jumped 18.6 per [...]

  • Brexit red tape onslaught deepens as UK economy loses £47bn because businesses drown in cross-border tax complexities

    May 18, 2022

    Cross-border tax complexities cost the UK economy £47.6bn in lost revenue last year, an average revenue loss of 16 per cent on total EU exports, according to fresh industry data shared with City A.M. this morning. The stresses of navigating complex regulations post-Brexit continues to hold back growth for UK exporters, and is causing significant [...]

  • Bank of England to launch brisk rate hike cycle to tame 40-year high inflation

    May 18, 2022

    The Bank of England will have to launch a cycle of steeper and quicker rate hikes to tame the steepest rise in living costs in four decades, according to City economists. The case for front-loading rate rises is strengthening after new figures published this morning by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed inflation climbed [...]

  • 1 Minute Market Rundown – 18th May 2022

    May 18, 2022

    Trade the ExtremesUSD Gives Up Some of its GainsCrypto Consolidates There is not too much to add from yesterday’s piece sadly. The main talking point was Powell reiterating the FED’s stance on inflation. Powell said the FED won’t hesitate to tighten policy beyond neutral to curb inflation. Stock’s stalled their recent rise and the USD [...]

  • UK inflation hits 9 per cent: 40-year high as country wrestles cost of living crisis

    May 18, 2022

    UK inflation has hit 9 per cent, a 40-year high, as the country wrestles with a cost-of-living crisis. Top economists have pegged inflationary headwinds to hit double figures by the end of the year, as food, energy and other household services and goods spiral in cost. Food products and metals have seen the largest leaps [...]

  • Investors look through inflation headwinds to focus on strong earnings

    May 17, 2022

    Investors dismissed concerns over inflationary pressures firming in the UK economy and focused on a string of positive company earnings, lifting London’s indexes today. The capital’s premier FTSE 100 index climbed 0.72 per cent to 7,518.35 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, [...]

  • Bets on US recession ‘badly misplaced’ after strong retail sales

    May 17, 2022

    Bets on the US economy tipping into a recession “look badly misplaced” as consumer spending shows little sign of cooling amid historically high inflation That’s according to Wall Street analysts’ assessment of new retail sales data published today illustrating the US consumer is shaking off soaring living costs. Retail sales jumped 0.9 per cent over [...]

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