Tag: covid-19

As the uneasy stalemate continues between Russia and European nations about energy supplies, the price of oil has crept up again today to above...

Oil Marches Up, Companies Hit By Fresh Supply Woes And JD Wetherspoon Calls Covid Restrictions ‘Kryptonite’ .Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves...

Markets Unsettled As Hopes Rise For Ukraine Talks But Worries Resurface About Covid In China Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’European indices...

The big squeeze on companies as higher costs take hold has again choked off gains for the FTSE 100, keeping the index down 0.5%...

2020 was a shock not only for the financial world but for the life of virtually everyone on the globe. Stock market collapse in...

Biopharma companies have been among the top picks for stock market investors in 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic created a huge demand for cures...

· 158,000 people claim to be trading shares daily · 11% have traded shares more because they could no longer bet on sporting events during...

Data presented by Buy Shares indicate that the global economy is projected to lose $3.94 trillion in real GDP. The loss will be recorded...

European markets are in the red as an increased Covid infection rate across the continent threatens a return to restrictive lockdown measures. The FTSE...

  When the pandemic smoke clears, we may find markets completely transformed, previously safe currencies turned risky, and the political status quo has shaken. With an...

· 68% of respondents see spreads as biggest challenge followed by access to liquidity · Primary Market Execution has been most reliable execution method · Market...

· More than half of intermediaries believe infrastructure is the asset class most likely to see an increase in demand because of COVID-19 · 75%...

135 secondary offerings raised £14.7 billion to 5 June, compared to £9.8bn last year. Prior to the lockdown in the UK, the amount of...

The trajectory of the money transfer and remittance industry is an interestingly polarising one of late, with many variables leaving the sector on a...

The pandemic had a twofold effect on the digital banking sector, as, alongside the unforeseen difficulties, it created new opportunities for growth and innovation. The...

Global stock markets were weaker overnight in Asia as concerns about the resurgent coronavirus continue to grow. Both the Nikkei and the Hong Kong...

To help Bangladesh during this crisis, the IMF has approved emergency loans totaling around $732 million. IMF Country Focus spoke with the IMF’s resident representative for Bangladesh Ragnar Gudmundsson about...

· Crises such as the coronavirus pandemic, dramatically increase pressure on governments and businesses to maintain resilient supply chains · Resilience of supply chains depends...