Uk bank results suggest consumers are ‘resilient’ for now despite sluggish economy

Reaction suggests investors may no longer swayed by earnings ‘beats’

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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Things haven’t been great for the UK stockmarket over the last two decades. Indeed, the City has been a “serial underachiever”, especially when compared with the US, says Andrew Jones, a portfolio man

Investors should consider shifting their focus to ‘old economy’ stocks rather than technology

Grocery prices are rising at twice the rate of six months ago, pressuring budgets