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What a reopening delay would mean for stocks
Thursday 10 Jun 2021The latest official figures show new coronavirus cases rising at their fastest rate since March 2021 due to the more transmissible ‘Delta’ variant which is putting pressure on the government to choose between leaving some measures in place after June 21 or postponing so-called Freedom Day by a...
Staffing crisis hits multiple sectors
Thursday 10 Jun 2021After suffering cruelly during the pandemic, with thousands of venues closing permanently and most of those that survived racking up horrendous debts, the hospitality industry now faces another crisis: a lack of staff. And the wider dynamics in the labour market, affecting all sectors, could add to...
Spiralling housing demand causes price spikes in building materials
Thursday 03 Jun 2021The associated impact of the surging housing market is a growing shortage of building products and raw materials, leading to cost inflation. There is a risk this could undermine the current boom in the home renovation market and hit the housebuilders which are currently riding the wave of positive...
Gold tops $1,900 again as it regains its haven credentials
Thursday 03 Jun 2021After retreating from its all-time highs as markets started rallying from November 2020 onwards, gold is starting to make a comeback having topped $1,900 an ounce for the first time since the start of January. Data from Bank of America at the end of May shows gold has seen in its largest inflows in...
Competitive pressures face new listing Made.com
Thursday 03 Jun 2021High-end designer furniture site Made.com plans to float on London’s Main Market with a £100 million funding that would reportedly value the online retailer at around £1 billion. The company plans to capitalise on the online shift accelerated by the Covid crisis and gobble up share in a fragmented...
Aveva eyes renewables as part of its digitisation growth strategy
Thursday 03 Jun 2021Industrial engineering software company Aveva ( AVV ) is confident that it will prosper from the mass move to renewable energy and environmental efficiency by driving digital transformation. The UK’s largest listed software company, worth £10.5 billion, Aveva provides engineering, design and...
The stocks affected by the UK rail system shake-up
Thursday 27 May 2021The biggest shake-up to railways in a generation could have a huge impact on one London-listed transport stock and a limited effect on others. Flexible season tickets, more e-tickets and a simpler way of buying them have all been promised by the Government with the formation of a new state-owned...
Oil price could surge one more time on exploration clampdown
Thursday 27 May 2021A bombshell report from the US-based International Energy Agency has effectively set the clock on the end of fossil fuels but the implications of its forecasts could include a last hurrah for the oil price. In the starkest terms the IEA has said exploitation of new oil, gas and coal projects must...
Potential shift by US central bank could be bad for stocks
Thursday 27 May 2021Investors should watch the US Federal Reserve very closely as the central bank is showing signs of a shift in thinking. This could have major implications for the direction of stocks. The US economy grew at an annual rate of 6.4% in the first quarter of 2021, the second fastest since 2003 while...
UK stocks slump as inflation doubles in April
Thursday 20 May 2021Inflation concerns have dominated stock markets and UK figures on 19 May show, as economists have feared, it’s making a comeback. Consumer inflation in the UK rose from 0.7% in March to 1.5% in April ahead of the 1.4% forecast. Although this has been mainly down to one-off influences like rising...