FTSE 100 posts best week in six months

Most markets slipped back last week as investors awaited interest rate decisions from central banks returning from their summer breaks. The blue-chip S&P 500 and technology focused Nasdaq indices fell 0.8% and 1.5% respectively. The European Central Bank

Reports that authorities in China have ordered government officials and state employees to stop using Apple products at work weighed down broader market indices last week. Apple, the largest constituent of the blue-chip S&P 500 and technology focussed

Optimism that central banks will soon stop hiking interest rates and blowout earnings from the semiconductor giant Nvidia helped stocks to end their worst run since last September. The blue-chip S&P 500 and technology focused Nasdaq indices gained

Global stocks lost ground for a third straight week on concerns over the health of the Chinese economy and higher government bond yields. The blue-chip S&P 500 and technology focussed Nasdaq indices fell 2.0% and 2.1% respectively. Investors

Global stocks lost ground for a second consecutive week as higher US government bond yields and more stresses in China’s property sector shook investor sentiment. The blue-chip S&P 500 and technology focussed Nasdaq indices fell 0.6% and 1.4%

US stocks fell had their worst week since Silicon Bank’s collapse in early March as mixed corporate earnings and a downgrade of the US’s credit rating undermined sentiment. The blue-chip S&P 500 and technology focussed Nasdaq indices fell

The second quarter quarterly earnings reporting season and more dovish stances from central banks pushed markets forward last week. The blue-chip S&P 500 and technology focused Nasdaq indices gained 0.8% and 2.0% respectively. Shares in Rolls-Royce jumped more

Markets posted strong gains across the board last week, encouraged a report which revealed inflation in the US slowed more than expected. The blue-chip S&P 500 and technology focussed Nasdaq gained 2.6% and 4.1% respectively. Concerns that more

Resilience The ‘R’ word, namely a global recession led by the US, and when, and if it arrives, continues to dominate the market narrative. Against the backdrop of the fastest and most dramatic rise in US interest rates

Markets moved back onto the front foot last week, encouraged by some better than expect economic data and company reports. The blue-chip S&P 500 and technology focussed Nasdaq indices gained 2.9% and 3.6% respectively. The positive week for

Insightful summer survey results recently conducted by Jim Reid and the team at Deutsche (400 FM responses). Shown in the first chart below, expectations over an impending US recession have been pushed back sharply during the quarter, with

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Jersey-based financial services group Team Plc has acquired Dubai-headquartered Globaleye Wealth Management and Isle of Man-based financial planning firm Thornton Associates for a combined sum of £8.1m ($10.1m, €9.43m). Post-completion, these two acquisitions will take Team’s assets under

As well as agreeing to buy Globaleye, London-listed TEAM plc has also agreed to buy a firm based in the Isle of Man, highlighting a busy round of M&A activity. London-listed TEAM plc, a wealth, asset management and financial