Markets

Markets

A strange sort of summer for the investment industry

The biggest news stories over the summer months

clock 30 August 2017 • 2 min read

UK

Brooks Macdonald: The UK sectors to back amid bearish outlook

Our UK outlook has been steadily downgraded over the last 12 months.

clock 30 August 2017 • 2 min read

UK

Miton's Moore: Three overlooked sectors for dividend growth

Eric Moore, manager of the FP Miton Income fund, takes a closer look at opportunities in the life assurance, mining and banking sectors.

clock 29 August 2017 • 4 min read

Investment

Mega-mergers, share price plunges and manager moves: What did you miss this summer?

Events over August

clock 29 August 2017 • 3 min read

Commodities

Update: FTSE 100 slumps as gold purchasing soars

Fallen 1.1% to 7,323 points

clock 29 August 2017 • 3 min read

UK

M&G's Leaviss: Wage increases key for a change in UK interest rates

A sustained increase in wage level rises could be the trigger for the UK interest rate cycle to move upwards, said Jim Leaviss, head of retail fixed interest and global macro bond fund manager at M&G.

clock 25 August 2017 • 2 min read

UK

Risk of UK recession on the rise as consumer spending drops

Latest ONS figures

clock 25 August 2017 • 2 min read

Bonds

Hedge funds pile back into credit default swaps as sales double

$20bn to $30bn 'bespoke tranches' issued in 2017

clock 24 August 2017 • 1 min read

Currencies

Sterling falls to eight-week low as uncertain economic outlook weighs

Fell almost 0.5% on Tuesday

clock 23 August 2017 • 1 min read

Markets

Time for central bankers to turn the tide at Jackson Hole?

Annual summit takes place this week

clock 22 August 2017 • 1 min read
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