Bitcoin’s playing it cool while the world overheats February 18, 2022 It looks like Bitcoin is keeping its head, while all around are losing theirs, says Jason Deane in his weekly report.
Gold consolidates rallies as investors seek safe haven from Ukraine tensions February 18, 2022 Gold prices have stabilised after surging over the past two days, ahead of a potential US-Russia meeting over Ukraine next week.
Transport network faces severe disruption as Storm Eunice hits London February 18, 2022 From the early hours of this morning Storm Eunice has hit the UK, bringing with it winds of up to 100mph and causing disruption all over the country. Following yesterday’s warning, the Met Office raised another red alert today, adding the South East and London. “These are rare, we only issue them when there is [...]
Breezy does it: Wind output pushes down power prices while diplomacy causes oil and gas to falter February 18, 2022 Power, gas and oil prices all stutter amid stormy weather and increased hopes of diplomatic solutions to geopolitical tensions.
Natwest reveals £1bn cut in lending to oil and gas sector February 18, 2022 NatWest cut lending to the oil and gas sector by 21 per cent in 2021, with the bank pushing to decarbonise its loan book and hit net zero.
Boohoo partners with Paris Hilton to conquer metaverse February 18, 2022 Global fashion retailer boohoo is teaming up with Paris Hilton, to launch a marketing campaign in the metaverse.
Pod Point’s profit skyrockets as EV market soars February 18, 2022 Electric vehicle (EV) charging firm Pod Point has reported skyrocketing profits as a result of strong consumer demand. In the year ended 31 December, the company registered an 86 per cent increase in year-on-year revenue, going up to £61.4m, while gross profit surged 99 per cent. Gross margins went up two per cent, while home [...]
The Analyst: A Silicon Valley report card February 18, 2022 Ian Whittaker has been a City analyst for more than two decades, and what he doesn’t know about media, advertising and the creative services industry isn’t worth knowing. Here’s his monthly column for City A.M. THE YEAR is going quickly. From an analyst perspective, a lot of that has to do with the fact that [...]
2021’s top traded stocks at IG and outlook for 2022 February 18, 2022 What were the most popular stocks in 2021? We look at how equity markets continued to rise with economic recovery and how investor sentiment on sectors has begun to change with increasing interest rates. The most traded stocks in 2021 Last year was an overwhelmingly positive period for equity markets with many developed market stock [...]
Oil prices suffer weekly fall for first time in two months amid Iran-US talks February 18, 2022 Oil prices are heading for a weekly fall for the first time in nearly two months, following further losses on both major benchmarks.
