UK investors turn to bonds as equities valuations continue to stretch Markets UK investors piled into bonds in June, as soaring valuations in equity markets has left many investors looking to avoid heightened risk and stretched value. Bond funds attracted over £1bn of net inflows last month, making it third-strongest on record for fixed income funds, according to the latest data from Calastone. The streak came as [...]
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Gold set for worst quarter in over 10 years as retail interest cools Markets Gold is poised to enter its worst quarterly performance in over ten years, as retail investor enthusiasm fades and higher US interest rates loom, a far cry from last year’s continuous record-breaking prices. The price of the precious metal fell below $4,000 per troy ounce on Wednesday, hitting $3,978.5. On Tuesday it fell to $3,942.9, [...]
As it happened: Stocks fall as US and Iran clash over Strait of Hormuz; Fed chair says inflation risk is easing July 1, 2026 Welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Oil prices are holding steady above $73 per barrel after days of heightened tensions between the US and Iran ahead of peace talks in Qatar. Brent crude – the international benchmark for oil prices – posted its biggest quarterly decline since 2020 for the second quarter of the [...]
Thirsty work! Here are 6 great ways to invest in wine June 30, 2026 So, you enjoy wine and are curious about getting more involved but don’t own a vineyard? Not a problem. There are plenty of ways to experience viticulture aside from just drinking it. Invest English wine producer Folc have opened to public investment on Republic Europe. Launched in 2019, the vineyard has secured a host of [...]
Are we about to see one of the biggest shifts in monetary policy since the financial crisis? June 30, 2026 Chair Kevin Warsh believes the Federal Reserve should offer forward guidance, arguing that promises about future policy quickly become shackles around a central bank’s neck. He could be about to get his way, says Helen Thomas As the first half of the year draws to a close, the world’s leading central bankers gather this week [...]
Trump blocked from sacking Fed official in landmark Supreme Court ruling June 29, 2026 A landmark ruling from the US Supreme Court has underlined the independence of the country’s central bank by blocking President Donald Trump from dismissing a Federal Reserve official. The knife edge five-to-four decision was handed down on Monday. It ruled that Trump cannot fire Lisa Cook as a Fed governor, a post she has held since 2022. [...]
As it happened: Supreme Court blocks Trump sacking; Andy Burnham vows ‘greater public control’; Comcast spin-off June 29, 2026 Good afternoon from the City AM liveblog team. News of a major spin-off deal in the media sector is providing the main talking point during the New York trading day, helping lift stocks up after the tech sector weighed on the market over the previous session. Sky owner Comcast’s announcement that it will set up [...]
Incode Acquires Identiq to Expand Its Privacy-First Architecture for Identity and Fraud Prevention June 25, 2026 Extends its privacy-by-design architecture with Identiq’s patented cryptographic technology that enables organizations to share fraud signals without sharing sensitive data.
What today’s central bankers can learn from the late Alan Greenspan June 22, 2026 Former chair of the Fed Alan Greenspan has died today, leaving a great legacy and many lessons for policy makers today, says Ben Ramanauskas Alan Greenspan, Chairman of the Federal Reserve for nearly two decades, died yesterday at the age of 100. While his passing will receive little media coverage due to the resignation of [...]