The IMF urged countries to focus on public investment to spur growth, with an emphasis on green technology and digital infrastructure. UK The FTSE 100 gained 1.9% over the [...]

Global equities closed on a weak note following news that President Trump had tested positive for COVID-19. UK The FTSE 100 increased 1.0% over the week. The European [...]

Global equities retreated, undermined by a sharp increase in new coronavirus cases across Europe which prompted fears about further lockdowns, as well as broader uncertainty [...]

Pharmaceutical stocks came under pressure after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that he said would lower drug prices in the world’s most lucrative [...]

European stocks gained but tech stocks continued to sell off, causing the Nasdaq Index to fall into correction territory. UK The FTSE 100 rallied 4.0% over the week. The UK [...]

Global equities recorded their strongest August returns since 1986, with the FTSE All World Index surpassing its previous peak in February, propelled by a weaker US dollar [...]

Investors started to shift from safe haven assets, such as sovereign debt and gold, into equities. Gold suffered its largest one-day sell-off for seven years while yields on [...]

Tensions between the US and China rose again after President Trump unveiled executive orders targeting popular social media apps TikTok and WeChat. The US administration also [...]

UK The FTSE 100 lost 4.7% over the week. Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressed ‘pause’ on opening up the UK economy as the number of new infections picked up. [...]

UK The FTSE 100 fell 2.7% over the week. The flash IHS Markit/Cips services purchasing managers’ index (PMI) rose to a five-year high of 56.6 in July, up from 47.1 the [...]