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FTSE outperforms amid sterling weakness and falling UK yields

By Craig Erlam The pound was on the decline again on Thursday, having fallen over the last couple of days on the back of some worrying economic figures from the UK. Whether

25th August 2023

Markets/World

Oil surges on Russia tensions, Brent above $100

Oil prices soared Thursday on tensions surrounding key producer Russia, as equities diverged with traders also tracking interest rate decisions and China’s pledge to support volatile markets. The price of benchmark oil

17th March 2022

Energy/Markets/World

European stocks open higher awaiting BoE rate call

European stock markets climbed at the open Thursday, with investors widely expecting the Bank of England to announce a third straight interest rate rise to combat decades-high UK inflation. London’s benchmark FTSE

17th March 2022

Europe/Markets/World

NatWest back in black as economy recovers from Covid

By Roland Jackson Britain’s NatWest bank said Friday that it surged back into annual profit last year as the economy recovered from Covid, and forecast it stands to gain from rising interest

19th February 2022

Business/Markets/World

Stocks buckle as Ukraine fears linger

Stock markets retreated on Friday at the end of a highly volatile week rocked by twists and turns in the Ukraine crisis and concerns about interest rate hikes. Asia’s main equity markets closed

18th February 2022

Markets/World

The morning after the day before…

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM After blockbuster US inflation numbers and the ECB avoiding taper talk, stock markets hit all-time highs in the US with large cap growth stocks

11th June 2021

Markets/World

Vaccine rally cools as markets look to economic data

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Equity markets have had a remarkable rally in November with three promising coronavirus vaccines due to see the light. US equities reached new highs

26th November 2020

Markets/World

Bitcoin ROI in last 5 years is 70x higher than average of five major indices

Bitcoin’s return on investment (ROI) over the last five years was 70.16 times higher than the average of five major indices, according to data gathered by Buyshares.co.uk, based on the average ROI for

30th June 2020

Markets/World

Coronavirus: investors should remain vigilant and diversified, avoid knee-jerk reactions

Coronavirus is the number one threat to financial markets currently – but most investors should avoid knee-jerk reactions, according to the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.

27th January 2020

Markets/World