Five charts that explain the case for emerging markets October 8, 2018 Investors generally understand the importance of emerging markets in terms of their economic impact but, perhaps due to lack of knowledge, often struggle to know how best to reflect this in their portfolios. Those investors have ignored what are some of the world's best-performing financial markets since the turn of the millennium. What is more, [...]
What might trigger the next global financial crisis? September 14, 2018 Ten years on from the collapse of Lehman Brothers and the deepening of the global financial crisis, the world seems to be a safer place. Over the past decade there have been significant shifts in the world economy such that the imbalances that could lead to a crisis are less. The risks haven’t entirely gone [...]
Asian markets soar, as Nikkei posts biggest one-day gain in seven years September 9, 2015 Asian markets soared this morning, and the Nikkei index topped the lot. Closing 7.71 per cent higher at 18,771 points, Japan's key index made its biggest one-day gain since 2008, when wild volatility hit markets. The Topix also made a big jump, going up 6.4 per cent to 1,507 points. Read more: Chinese dragon [...]
European stocks show resilience to China market fall September 7, 2015 European markets went up today, showing resilience to yet another decline on China's key index. The FTSE 100 closed 0.5 per cent higher at £60.75, while the Germany's Dax and France's Cac 40 rose 0.7 per cent and 0.6 per cent, respectively. Read more: China's stock market turmoil could spell bad news for London [...]
China’s stock market turmoil is near its end, says head of central bank September 6, 2015 Chinese stock markets have almost recovered from their fall into correction, according to Zhou Xiachuan, governor of China's central bank. During the G20 meeting of finance ministers this weekend, he said the stock market correction resulting from turbulence in recent weeks was “largely in place”, after the government took steps to stabilise the economy. [...]
China’s economic slowdown: IMF warns central banks not to raise interest rates September 3, 2015 The IMF has warned the world's biggest economies not to raise their interest rates in the near future, as China's economic struggle could have far-reaching consequences. In a pessimistic report released last night, the international lender said the risk of a global slowdown was increasing, and that in most cases economies are falling short [...]
China markets make swift recovery from low open, indicating possibility of state-backed buying September 2, 2015 After a steep fall at the start of trading, Chinese markets made a rapid recovery, with the Shanghai Composite finishing just 0.2 per cent down, while the Shenzhen Composite ended just under two per cent lower. Meanwhile, the FTSE 100 opened slightly higher, rising 0.7 per cent to 6,100 points in early trading. [...]
Revealed: the European funds hit hardest by last week’s market turbulence September 2, 2015 The funds suffering the biggest losses after last week’s global stock market chaos have been revealed, as FE Trustnet data shows the European fallout from last week's market turbulence. The worst-performing fund was Aberdeen Global European Equity Ex UK, which gets the unflattering crown after it suffered a 6.19 per cent loss over the month [...]
FTSE 100 closes higher after tumultuous week August 28, 2015 After a week spent yo-yoing between losses and gains, the FTSE 100 made up all its losses, closing at 6,247.9 points today – 0.9 higher than yesterday's close, and 60 points higher than it finished last week. Global markets were all hit on Monday after weaker than expected manufacturing data prompted fears of an economic [...]
Black Monday: £74bn knocked off FTSE 100 as markets respond to deteriorating China outlook August 28, 2015 The UK’s 100 biggest companies had £74bn wiped off their value today after a worsening outlook in China hit global stock markets. The FTSE 100 had lost 4.67 per cent by the time markets closed, nosediving below the 6,000 mark to 5,898.9. China led the global sell-off with the Shanghai composite index plunging 8.49 [...]