Uk banks are no bargain

This year’s “unusually good run” for beleaguered British shares shows “there is life in the old dog yet”, says Katie Martin in the Financial Times. True, the FTSE 100’s 10% year-to-date gain isn’t sen

After a couple of decades in the doldrums, UK banks have performed well over the past 18 months. The FTSE 350 Banks index is up by 70% since the start of 2024, outperforming both the Nasdaq (up 35%) a

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Companies in the news and how they were assessed

There is an interesting change taking place in global equity markets. Investors are shifting their focus from US equities towards global stocks. Emerging markets are leading the charge, but demand for

Speculation has reached fever pitch about the contents of the government’s forthcoming Autumn Budget. This follows the assessment of the highly respected NIESR (National Institute of Economic and Soci