Hsbc to show a small rise in pre-tax profit for 2024

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Latest major sentiment survey paints a somewhat less rosy picture

UK equities are having their time in the sun. The FTSE 100 recently hit an all-time high of 9,000, driven by a broad recovery in equity prices. To put it another way, the rally wasn’t just driven by a

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