Ashtead, Carpetright and Balfour Beatty

“The FTSE100 opened in defiant mood, given an overnight decline on Asian markets, with inflation data due mid-morning,” says AJ Bell Investment Director Russ Mould....

Tue, 12/12/2017 - 09:11


Hollywood Bowl, Hurricane Energy and Hardide

“Blue-chips opened the week on the front foot, taking their cue from Asian markets and despite concerns about a widening political split over the progress...

Mon, 11/12/2017 - 09:07


Why commodities’ stale performance looks odd in 2017

One intriguing trend of note this year is the turgid performance of the Bloomberg Commodities index, a basket of 22 raw materials, encompassing energy, industrial...

Fri, 08/12/2017 - 09:24


World Investment Outlook - Chapter one: UK

March 2019 is drawing ever nearer but the Brexit picture is still unclear, even after Prime Minister Theresa May’s intervention in the Brussels-based negotiations with...

Thu, 07/12/2017 - 15:26


World Investment Outlook - Chapter two: USA

It is hard to believe but President Donald J. Trump will be almost half way through his first term in office by November 2018,...

Thu, 07/12/2017 - 15:26


World Investment Outlook - Chapter three: Japan

With the Nikkei 225 and Topix stock benchmarks touching twenty-year peaks, the yen rising against the dollar and the economy putting together its best streak...

Thu, 07/12/2017 - 15:25


World Investment Outlook - Chapter four: Asia

It is hard to believe that the 19th Communist Party Congress in China, the fall and arrest of a President in Seoul and a hung...

Thu, 07/12/2017 - 15:24


World Investment Outlook - Chapter five: Western Europe

While by no means conclusive in laying to rest the threat posed by anti-EU parties, the Dutch, French and German elections of 2017 are encouraging...

Thu, 07/12/2017 - 15:24


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