US markets S&P 500 and Dow Jones rebound after China crash August 25, 2015 US traders seemed to regain their optimism during the first few minutes of today's session, following a day during which markets across the pond yo-yoed wildly. The S&P 500, which ended yesterday more than three per cent down, rose more than two per cent to 1,931 .5 points in the first minutes of trading, while [...]
FTSE 100, Dax and Cac rise as hangover sets in after China stock market crash August 25, 2015 After making its worst losses since 2003 yesterday, the FTSE rose almost three per cent per cent in mid-morning trading, nudging back above 6,000. Meanwhile, the Dax rose 3.2 per cent and the Cac rose 3.1 per cent, suggesting that while European markets were nursing a hangover, the worst may be over. The rebound followed [...]
No, leading economists are not supporting Labour leadership candidate Jeremy Corbyn’s far-left agenda August 25, 2015 "Jeremy Corbyn wins economists’ backing for radical plan” thundered the Observer’s front page on Sunday. As I meandered around the supermarket, I did a double-take. Would distinguished economists really back printing money to fund government investment, rent controls, widespread renationalisation (in some cases without compensation), a “maximum wage”, huge tax hikes and greater powers for [...]
TfL Tube strike 26 and 28 August 2015: Unions call off Tube strikes – but RMT sets new date August 24, 2015 Unions planning to launch 48 hours of strikes this week have suspended their action, it was confirmed this evening Read more: Driverless tubes would break the militant unions forever Members of the TSSA, RMT and Unite were due to walk out for 24 hours from 6.30pm tomorrow, and then again from 6.30pm on Thursday, after they [...]
Black Monday: Equities bloodbath continues on US markets as Dow Jones and S&P 500 plummet August 24, 2015 US markets continued the trend set by global markets, plummeting in mid-morning trading, with the the S&P 500 and Dow Jones both trading more than four per cent down. That followed huge falls in Asia and Europe, with the FTSE 100 tumbling below 6,000 for the first time since 2012, while stocks in China fell [...]
Black Monday: Billions wiped off FTSE 100 as it falls below 6,000 after China shock August 24, 2015 The FTSE 100 fell below the psychologically significant 6,000 mark this afternoon for the first time since 2012, after stocks in China closed more than eight per cent lower. The market dipped below 5,900 points, more than five per cent lower, at lunchtime, its lowest point this year. Meanwhile, Germany's Dax fell 4.5 per cent and [...]
Oil prices hit six-year lows as global commodities rout continues August 24, 2015 As global equities continue to plummet, commodities are doing the same. After Bloomberg's commodity index sank to a 16-year low overnight, oil prices continued their rout this morning, with both WTI and Brent crude falling to six-and-a-half year lows. Read more: Black Monday? FTSE edges towards 6,000 Brent crude was down 3.65 per cent at [...]
Booze bonanza? Licence to distill applications treble as Britons get into the spirit of things August 24, 2015 Looks like the UK's booze enthusiasts are getting into the spirit of things, after a new report suggested the number of applications for a license to distill trebled in a single year. The research, by UHY Hacker Young, found applications for distilleries jumped to 65 last year, from 20 the year before – and just [...]
Another step forward for “super-sewer” as Balfour Beatty clinches building £416m contract and Tideway pension consortium wins rights to own it August 24, 2015 A bit of good news for troubled builder Balfour Beatty, which this morning announced it had been awarded a £416m contract to build the £4.2bn giant Thames Tideway Tunnel, aka the controversial "super-sewer", as the tunnel's new owners slashed costs on the project. The company said its joint venture with Morgan Sindall and BAM Nutall [...]
FTSE hits 2015 low as China stocks plummet after sharp contraction in manufacturing August 21, 2015 The FTSE 100 hit a new intraday low for 2015 this morning, falling as low as 6,328 points, after shock manufacturing figures from China pushed markets across the world lower. Figures published overnight showed Chinese factories contracted at their fastest pace in six and a half years in August. The Caixin/Markit purchasing managers' index for [...]
