Shares and the stockmarket

By 12 February, the FTSE 100 had risen or fallen by more than 1% from open to close on 19 trading days out of 30....

Stock markets remain rocky and very few asset classes are providing any shelter from the storm – Government bond yields are compressing as prices rise,...

And so the good ship Central Bank sails deeper into uncharted waters. A mere one week after denying such measures would be required, Bank of...

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has surprised the markets by postponing the proposed sale of the Government’s final 9% stake in Lloyds, which...

At the time of writing, the FTSE All-Share index stands as 3,235, down 16% from its April 2015 high of 3,834, right on the brink...

Want to get more active in the stock market but lack investment ideas? AJ Bell-owned SHARES magazine has selected 12 shares that it believes to...

Global stock and commodity markets have had a torrid start to the year, while currency markets remain volatile and only Government bonds, the...

After last week’s attempts to learn key lessons from 2015, this column will now turn its attention to the year ahead. In the (unfortunate) absence...

There can be no denying 2015 was an eventful year, even if it left investors in mainstream stocks or bonds, or mainstream stock...

There are more ways to benefit from the fight against climate change than investing in wind farms and solar panel makers. The industry is maturing...