EY: Profit warnings surge points to ‘economic shock’ May 6, 2025 Nearly one in five listed companies have told investors that they expected profits to decline in the past twelve months, new research has suggested, reflecting firms’ vulnerabilities to higher taxes and damaging tariffs. Chancellor Reeves flattered investors in the run-up to last year’s election, calling Labour the “natural party of business”. But a new report [...]
When words matter more than numbers at the Bank of England May 5, 2025 City analysts have pencilled in their predictions for Thursday. Here’s how almost all of them likely read. Interest rates will be cut to 4.25 per cent, the Bank of England’s inflation forecast for this year will exceed its two per cent target and President Trump’s tariffs will be highlighted as a detriment to UK growth. [...]
FTSE 100 on track for longest winning streak ever May 2, 2025 The FTSE 100 is set to net its longest winning run ever as it recovers from the tariff-induced market chaos of April. Should the UK’s flagship index continue its morning rally and close in the green on Friday for the 15th consecutive trading session, it will beat the current record of 14 days achieved in [...]
London Stock Exchange Group: Equity arm continues to lose relevance May 1, 2025 London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) equity business has continued to diminish in importance, as the firm struggles to attract new IPOs to UK markets. LSEG’s market arm was actually the fastest growing part of its business in the first quarter of 2025, but not due to the London Stock Exchange itself, the firm revealed in [...]
Private takeovers ‘biggest threat’ to London market, report finds April 30, 2025 Private markets are a much bigger threat to the London Stock Exchange than the lure of an overseas listing, a new report has found, as it poured scorn on the “misleading” narratives that tempt fast-growing firms to drop London in favour of a New York IPO. The US has welcomed as much as $676bn worth [...]
Trump’s first 100 days: From stock market carnage to electing Carney April 29, 2025 Tuesday marks President Trump’s second first 100 days. On 29 April 2017, pundits looked back at the opening of the then 45th President’s term as a period that had shaken presidential norms and perhaps lowered the tone. In comparison, these first three months have been an earthquake. Trump has shown himself willing to execute the [...]
Bank of England ‘analysing’ end of dollar’s prestige April 29, 2025 The Bank of England’s stability watchdog is assessing the potential impacts of the dollar’s recent slump after President Trump’s tariffs spooked investors. Sam Woods, head of the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Bank deputy governor, suggested that the first month of Trump’s global trade war had diminished the dollar’s status as a safe haven currency. [...]
Rolls-Royce’s FTSE 100 shares near complete recovery after tariffs shock April 25, 2025 Shares in FTSE 100 giant Rolls-Royce have surged to their highest value since US President Donald Trump shocked global markets with his trade tariffs. The Derby-headquartered group has seen a spike in its share price of almost two per cent in early trading on Friday morning, continuing a recovery which started on 7 April. The [...]
FTSE 100 surges as Trump retreats on trade war April 23, 2025 The FTSE 100 inched closer to a full pre-’Liberation Day’ recovery on Wednesday as President Donald Trump dialled down on his bombastic trade rhetoric. The blue-chip index rose by over two per cent in early trading as stocks exposed to China surged. This followed the index finishing in the green for the seventh consecutive day [...]
FTSE 100 sees best winning streak in two years as trade war fears abate April 22, 2025 The FTSE 100 finished in the green on Tuesday for the seventh consecutive day, notching its best run of gains in two years as investor worries over protracted trade wars began to soften. London’s blue-chip index closed on a 0.64 per cent gain at 8328.60. Distribution firm Bunzl ended trading as one of the top [...]