Highlights The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has slashed its growth forecasts for the UK as it warned growth will slow sharply because of the invasion of Ukraine, soaring cost of living that will hit spending and investment. The internation...
Highlights The UK stock market has witnessed a lot of action and volatility since the start of 2022. Many stocks like Ferguson Plc, Royal Mail Plc, Kingfisher Plc have witnessed correction recently and gave a negative return to investors becaus...
Highlights The blue-chip FTSE100 index emerged as one of the top-performing indices in the first three months of 2022. FTSE100’s total year-to-date return was at 2.88% as of 31 March 2022. The UK benchmark index outperformed many key US ...
Highlights The UK economy expanded more than previously expected in the fourth quarter of 2021, even though the country was battling a surge in Omicron cases. 1st April can be an important day for an investor to make a well-informed decision an...
Highlights The UK economy grew faster than previously expected in the last three months of 2021. Crude prices fall as US president Joe Biden is expected to announce the release of 180m barrels of crude oil from the US strategic reserve. Th...
The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has negatively impacted the global economic scenario, as Russia is one of the major economies supplying various commodities to the rest of the world. The London benchmark index FTSE 100 has been show...
The UK inflation level, which has been soaring in recent times, has hit a 30-year high. According to the latest ONS data released on 23 March 2022, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) has gone up by 6.2% in the 12 months to February 2022. For the month...
The Russia-Ukraine war and the geopolitical tensions surrounding its developments have taken a toll on the UK market. However, the commodity-heavy FTSE 100 index was up by 0.51% on Monday, mainly because of the Russia-Ukraine war leading to a surge...
Highlights Many LSE-listed companies have slumped lately due to disruption caused by the ongoing geopolitical tension and the sharply increasing inflation. Blue-chip stocks are the stocks of fundamentally strong, well-established, and hig...
Highlights The Spring mini-budget is expected to come out on 23 March 2022. Defence stocks, including Babcock International Group and BAE Systems, have gained around £5 billion since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine war. Inflation-pro...