New surveys of business activity have raised concerns of a pre-Christmas slump due to the latest Covid-19 restrictions. With lockdown 2.0 now in full swing, widespread store closures and thousands back on furlough, business activity has already taken a sharp dive into the negative, according to two separate studies by accountancy firm BDO, and the […]

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Potential for a NO Deal Brexit outcome rises. US stocks suffer badly in late trading as the yield curve inverts. Asian markets are mostly declining in Wednesday’s late trading, following Wall Street’s lead. Today’s UK financial updates are relatively limited, but still include finals from: AVEVA Group, Stobart Group and Telford Homes, with interims from […]

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Stocks in London ended higher on Friday while awaiting further US-China trade war developments. Prime Minister Theresa May’s resignation now triggers a contest against the background of a devastating EU Parliamentary Election outcome. US stocks cut back their early gains on Friday, but still managed to close modestly higher. Asian stocks mostly rose in dull, […]

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The FTSE 100 closed not far off its day’s lows yesterday, having been under pressure from the open following rising concerns over US-China trade tensions along with increasing evidence that Prime Minister Theresa May is now on borrowed time. Oil price came under severe pressure yesterday. US stocks ended deeply in the red again yesterday, […]

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Sterling weakens further as Theresa May’s ‘bold offer’ falters, Commons Leader, Andrea Leadson, resigns and Cabinet allies desert the PM amid demands she quits. US major averages soften, giving back some of yesterday’s gains with techs again in focus. Asia markets are falling quite sharply this morning on concerns that the trade dispute may be […]

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Prime Minister Theresa May yesterday announced that MPs will be given the opportunity to vote on whether to hold a second referendum on Britain’s membership of the EU. The US major averages rose on Tuesday, led by gains in the technology sector, after President Trump’s administration granted temporary exemptions to suppliers of blacklisted Huawei Technologies. […]

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