Editor's Picks
Commodities: Crude rises on Middle East fears
Friday 05 Jul 2013
Crude oil futures settled above 103 dollars a barrel on Friday and scored a weekly gain of seven per cent as rising tensions in Egypt fuelled concern about a possible disruption in Middle East oil shipments.
US job growth rises more than expected in June
Friday 05 Jul 2013
US job growth increased more than expected in June with employers adding 195,000 new positions, the Labor Department revealed on Friday.
Broker snap: Deutsche Bank downgrades Meggitt on 'insufficient upside'
Friday 05 Jul 2013
Deutsche Bank has cut its recommendation for aerospace and defence engineering group Meggitt from 'buy' to 'hold' ahead of its first-half results next month, saying it sees 'insufficient upside' from current prices.
Barclays' downgrade confirmed bank's risks
Friday 05 Jul 2013
Just when things had started looking up for Barclays, along came Standard & Poor’s and cut the bank’s credit rating.
London open: Stocks at one-month high ahead of US jobs report
Friday 05 Jul 2013
Stocks was performing well on Friday morning, pushing the FTSE 100 to a one-month high ahead of the eagerly-anticipated US jobs report later on.
Monday newspaper round-up: Co-op , BP, EU-US free trade
Friday 05 Jul 2013
Former Audit Committee Chairman of Britannia Building Society, Bridget Rosewell, has raised questions about The Co-operative Bank, as the mystery over its sudden 1.5bn pound black hole worsens, The Times reported.
Antofagasta on Chile court ruling
Friday 05 Jul 2013
Antofagasta said the Supreme Court of Chile on Thursday reached a decision regarding the Mauro tailings dam at Los Pelambres.
FX round-up: Dollar spikes after strong US jobs report
Friday 05 Jul 2013
The dollar carved out strong gains against major currencies on Friday as investors cheered a better than expected US jobs report.
Friday tips round-up: Ophir Energy, Taylor Wimpey, Low & Bonar
Friday 05 Jul 2013
Ophir Energy is looking interesting as an investment proposition, according to The Telegraph’s Questor column. The oil and gas explorer has made some significant discoveries in Africa with its partners. It is now the fifth-largest deepwater acreage holder in Africa and the largest net acreage holder in offshore East Africa, a highly prospective region where there has been little exploration.
Friday newspaper round-up: British Airways, Rolls Royce, TM Lewin
Friday 05 Jul 2013
British Airways boss Keith Williams said the airline would resist higher passenger charges at Heathrow airport to fund construction of a third runway, The Times reported. Heathrow wants top construct a third runway but a dispute between the airport and airlines over how much they should charge passengers to use the UK hub is putting funding for expansion under threat.
London close: BoE and ECB relieve market angst
Thursday 04 Jul 2013
As might have expected, in their first meeting with Mark Carney at the helm the Monetary Policy Committee [MPC] managed to surprise markets by introducing a first taste of the much-vaunted forward policy guidance.
Sector movers: RBS leads banks higher as markets surge
Thursday 04 Jul 2013
Every sector in London was trading in positive territory on Thursday as dovish comments by central banks in the UK and Europe sparked a market-wide surge with the FTSE 100 up around three per cent by late afternoon.
Experts weigh in on the meaning of the MPCs policy statement
Thursday 04 Jul 2013
As the dust settles after the release of the Monetary Policy Committee’s [MPC] statement earlier today market experts are busy informing clients of the implications of the same.
Broker snap: Nomura upgrades Lloyds on housing recovery
Thursday 04 Jul 2013
An improving picture of the housing market should start to rub off on UK banks, according to Nomura, which is viewing the the sector with 'guarded optimism'.
Levene accuses Lloyds bosses of misleading MPs
Thursday 04 Jul 2013
Lord Levene, the City heavyweight who tried to buy more than 600 Lloyds Banking Group branches, has attacked the bank’s bosses for misleading MPs over the failed sale.
London midday: Stocks rise as BoE holds fire, markets eye ECB
Thursday 04 Jul 2013
The FTSE 100 issued decent gains on Thursday morning, taking advantage of expected low volumes on the back of the Independence Day holiday in the States, with all eyes on central banks in the UK and Europe in the absence of any major economic data today.
Redrow expects annual profit at top end of market estimates
Thursday 04 Jul 2013
British housebuilder Redrow’s full-year profit will be at the top end range of market expectations as revenue rose 26 per cent to 604.8m pounds, according to a trading update on Thursday.
London pre-open: Strong start expected ahead of central-bank meetings
Thursday 04 Jul 2013
Markets are expected to open firmly higher on Thursday morning ahead of a busy day for investors, with central-bank policy decisions from the Bank of England and European Central Bank in focus.
New stores drive Dunelm full year sales up
Thursday 04 Jul 2013
Soft furnishings retailer Dunelm suffered a drop in underlying sales in the last quarter after it came up against tough comparatives.
UK house prices rose more than expected in June, Halifax says
Thursday 04 Jul 2013
UK house prices rose by 0.6 per cent month-on-month in June to reach an average price of 167,984 pounds, according to the latest data from mortgage lender Halifax.
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