Comments on: FTSE 100 wavers amid fears of coronavirus second wave

By: Bank of England sits tight on 0.1% interest rate - UK Investor Magazine

Bank of England sits tight on 0.1% interest rate - UK Investor Magazine — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:19:43 +0000

[…] are forced to lay off staff once the government’s wage relief comes to an end. Meanwhile, global equities have almost unanimously wavered over the last few months, struggling to respond to conflicting […]

By: Sour start for FTSE 100 amid brewing UK-China tensions - UK Investor Magazine

Sour start for FTSE 100 amid brewing UK-China tensions - UK Investor Magazine — Mon, 20 Jul 2020 11:39:51 +0000

[…] The FTSE 100 index (INDEXFTSE:UKX) opened on a sour note on Monday morning, sinking to a low of 6225.11 points at BST 08:25 on the back of slow progress at the EU rescue deal summit and ongoing tensions between the UK and China over both Huawei and Hong Kong. […]

By: Booking surge buoys travel industry as quarantine rules to be lifted - UK Investor Magazine

Thu, 02 Jul 2020 13:17:14 +0000

[…] British holidaymakers, rising fears that a second wave of coronavirus cases is imminent have been weighing heavily on global equities for weeks. Mounting cases across the US have caused states such as Texas and Florida to reverse […]

By: FTSE slips while US markets rally - a mixed bag for global equities - UK Investor Magazine

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 14:25:20 +0000

[…] Ongoing concerns surrounding coronavirus have weighed heavily on markets for the past few weeks, and PM Boris Johnson’s announcement of a New Deal-style spending spree has failed to stir up much of a response from the London Stock Exchange. […]

By: Brexit poised to wreak havoc on manufacturing - UK Investor Magazine

Brexit poised to wreak havoc on manufacturing - UK Investor Magazine — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 15:47:26 +0000

[…] on the manufacturing sector, just as the industry fights to overcome the challenges posed by the coronavirus […]

By: Avacta well-positioned with positive data from their COVID-19 test strips - UK Investor Magazine

Wed, 24 Jun 2020 11:45:31 +0000

[…] on Wednesday that its partner Cytiva had reported positive initial performance data on the its COVID-19 rapid test […]

By: Plans filed for £770m Greenwich Peninsula tower cluster - UK Investor Magazine

Plans filed for £770m Greenwich Peninsula tower cluster - UK Investor Magazine — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 14:49:31 +0000

[…] on the Greenwich Peninsula. The company’s share price has dropped, however, amidst widespread market uncertainty and the news that the Bank of England is expecting to wind down its quantitative easing measures in […]

By: BoE Governor says UK was on brink of insolvency - UK Investor Magazine

BoE Governor says UK was on brink of insolvency - UK Investor Magazine — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 13:50:53 +0000

[…] of England governor Andrew Bailey candidly revealed the true extent of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the UK economy, admitting that Britain reached the brink of insolvency in the early stages of […]