FTSE 100 climbs higher on US-China trade war hopes as pound slips November 5, 2019 The FTSE 100 opened higher as it mirrored a rise in Asian markets and Wall Street overnight amid growing optimism over US-China trade negotiations. Buoyed by reports that President Trump may remove tariffs from some Chinese goods, Japan’s Nikkei climbed 1.8 per cent while China’s Shanghai Composite moved 0.5 per cent higher. Read more: US [...]
Bayer leads $25m investment round for healthcare start-up Medopad November 5, 2019 Digital healthcare start-up Medopad has earned $25m in an investment round led by Leaps by Bayer, the German pharmaceutical multinational’s venture capital arm. The investment, which brings Medopad’s total funding to over $50m, will be used to help develop the company’s digital health platform and to fund new clinical studies. Read more: Investment bank in [...]
US stock markets hit all-time highs on trade war optimism November 4, 2019 The US’s three biggest stock markets hit all-time highs today as growing optimism about a US-China trade deal and loose global monetary policy caused investors to snap up risk assets. Read more: Donald Trump reveals ‘phase one’ trade agreement with China The benchmark S&P 500, the Dow Jones industrial average, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq had [...]
US factory orders fall in September as trade war bites November 4, 2019 US factories suffered a steeper-than-expected fall in orders in September, survey data has shown, suggesting the country’s manufacturing sector is still being held back by the US-China trade war. Read more: US Fed lowers rates but signals it is done cutting Goods orders in the manufacturing sector fell 0.6 per cent last month compared to [...]
What Thomas Cook’s collapse tells us about the power of disruption November 4, 2019 Whilst the failure of UK holiday firm Thomas Cook was sudden and a considerable shock to many, the writing has been on the wall for some time now. Driven by technology and specifically by the advent of online booking and reservation systems, the travel industry has long been undergoing a radical transformation across each of [...]
FTSE 100 and European stocks leap on trade deal optimism November 4, 2019 European markets including the FTSE 100 opened higher this morning, as traders began the week with growing optimism over the current US-China trade war. London’s blue-chip index rose 1.1 per cent to 7,384 points in morning trading, while the Dax and the Cac also made similar gains. Read more: Volatile markets boost TP Icap revenues [...]
FTSE 100 staggers as Lloyds and Shell profits tumble October 31, 2019 The FTSE 100 dropped sharply this morning as Lloyds and Shell weighed down London’s blue-chip index, which headed for its biggest fall since 2 October. The index fell roughly one per cent to 7,254 points, with the DAX and the CAC both down 0.7 per cent. Shell’s share price fell nearly 3.8 per cent to [...]
UK set to delay Huawei 5G decision until after election October 30, 2019 The UK government is set to once again delay a decision on whether Chinese telecoms giant Huawei should be part of the construction of the UK’s next-generation 5G networks until after the December General Election. Read more: Huawei revenue rises as US crackdown fails to halt growth A decision is now unlikely to be made [...]
US economic growth beats expectations but Fed still set to cut rates October 30, 2019 US economic growth slowed in the third quarter but beat expectations as consumer spending and higher exports offset a fall in business investment. Read more: S&P 500 hits all-time high on trade and Fed optimism The US economy grew at an annual rate of 1.9 per cent between July and September, the US Commerce Department [...]
Hong Kong stock exchange boss questions ‘one country, two systems’ October 30, 2019 Charles Li, head of the Hong Kong stock exchange (HKEX), has publicly questioned the “one country, two systems” framework governing the territory’s relationship with mainland China. In a speech in London last night, Li said the model had “fundamental flaws” in how it was implemented from the outset, the Financial Times reported. Read more: Carrie [...]