Us bank profits top forecasts but shares fail to make headway

The S&P sector index is making new all-time highs

Stocks are living their best life while the dollar is having its worst year since 1973

Europe has been a winner while US has been a (relative) loser

“A latter-day Rip Van Winkle… napping since the start of the year, might think not much had changed” over the past six months in financial markets, says Randall Forsyth in Barron’s. The S&P 500 index

Picking through a murky market outlook for the rest of 2025

Past performance is not a reliable guide to the future. However, investors’ portfolios can benefit from UK shares that have consistently and substantially outperformed the stockmarket. One of the best