Markets currently put the odds of a July cut at around 20 per cent, believing the Fed will instead wait until its following meeting, in mid-September, to lower rates for the first time this year.

Exxon-Mobil (US:XOM) and Chevron (US:CVX) would have a higher regulatory hurdle to clear before being able to buy BP. But any nod from Downing Street would mean the creation of the world’s largest ...

In short, markets are ignoring the noise – looking ahead to rate cuts from the Fed, fiscal stimulus in Europe, deregulation ...

British Gas owner Centrica (CNA) will take a 15 per cent stake of the Sizewell C nuclear plant, the Financial Times has reported. The energy company already has a nuclear business through a 20 per ...

Some residents of popular summer destinations such as Palma de Mallorca, San Sebastián and Venice have been pursuing active ...

Dan Jones and team discuss BP & Shell merger rumours, being a more effective investor, and whether Liontrust is a recovery buy ...

If management can navigate the tariffs problem and maintain the company’s margins, Warpaint’s shares should start to look a ...

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM) is one way to access this region. It is an emerging markets pioneer, founded as one of the first trusts offering exposure to the sector back in 1989.

A more charitable view of the equity market events of recent days takes into account a wider range of assets. Credit spreads have improved, US Treasury yields have fallen back, and the dollar has ...

The main route for smaller individual investors into private equity is through listed investment trusts. In the UK market, a ...

Shares in Hargreaves Services (HSP:713p) hit an 11-year high after the industrial services group and land developer upgraded earnings guidance ahead of annual results on 30 July 2025.

For traders, the logic went like this: more military escalation meant an ever-higher risk premium. By closing the Strait of ...