Meet the Fund Managers: Finding value in escapism June 3, 2024 In this weekly series, investment reporter Elliot Gulliver-Needham sits down with a fund manager for a Q&A. This week, we’re hearing from Andrew Lake, head of fixed income at Mirabaud Asset Management and manager of the Mirabaud Global Strategic Bond fund.
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to open higher on growing rate cut bets June 3, 2024 Asian stocks climb on rate cut hopes, oil prices dip despite OPEC+ extension. Eyes on ECB, BOC policy decision and US non-farm payroll data.
Don’t panic! FTSE 100’s poor run nothing to worry about June 1, 2024 "Markets tend to move in waves and currently we’re in a repositioning phase where investors are coming to terms with the prospect of interest rates staying higher for longer," Dan Coatsworth, investment analyst at AJ Bell, commented.
Struggling Dow transport stocks could be economic warning signal June 1, 2024 It's been a banner year for the major US stock indexes, but one economically sensitive corner of the market sticks out as a sore spot.
UK business confidence jumps to highest level since Brexit referendum May 31, 2024 Hann-Ju Ho, senior economist at Lloyds, said the results "highlight a notable improvement in business confidence."
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to open higher as yields retreat May 31, 2024 Asian stocks rise despite Wall Street slowdown, Nasdaq's biggest drop in a month. All eyes are on US PCE and Eurozone CPI data.
China’s factory activity unexpectedly shrinks in May, puts economic recovery at risk May 31, 2024 China's manufacturing activity unexpectedly contracted in May, adding pressure on policymakers in the world's second-largest economy.
Former FCA chair: Labour can rebuild ties with regulator after ‘depressing’ Tory turmoil May 30, 2024 The Labour party can rebuild ties with the City regulators if elected to government after a fractious breakdown in relations marked by “political point-scoring”, the former chair of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has claimed.
General Election 2024: Business group calls for closer post-Brexit ties with EU May 30, 2024 The BCC also argued that a new government needed to introduce an industrial strategy with green innovation at its heart.
How much cash could a tax avoidance clampdown raise? May 30, 2024 Predictably both parties are reluctant to suggest they will raise taxes, but in recent weeks both have found a conveniently painless source of funding: clamping down on tax avoidance.