Shares and the stockmarket

Deadlines mean this document must be written just before Friday’s full-year results from RBS and Standard Chartered but the figures published from the...

One of this column’s key themes for 2017 is the health of UK banks and why this is important to any investors with exposure to...

For all of their ongoing enthusiasm for the reflationary ‘Trump’ trade, stock markets have stopped going up and bond markets have stopped going down on...

While markets were spot on when they put just a 4% chance on a rate rise from the US Federal Reserve at its first policy...

First of all this column would like to wish all of its regular readers kung hei fat choi, offering good wishes as China’s Year of...

As the FTSE 100 stands near record highs following a stunning run of 14 consecutive gains which spanned the festive and New Year period all...

When it comes to stock picking there are many different styles and ways of selecting the individual shares which investors feel best suit their overall...

The FTSE 100 has recorded nine consecutive closing highs and the natural question for investors is whether this progress can be maintained.
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After ending 2016 on a hot streak, with three consecutive closing record highs, the FTSE 100 continues to barrel higher, with the 7,200 mark now...

After last week’s attempts to learn key lessons from 2016, this column will now turn its attention to the year ahead. In the (unfortunate) absence...