Moving markets: What’s shaping the FTSE 100 today January 12, 2024 Asian shares exhibit mixed performance, with oil surging due to US-UK Yemen strikes, gold shining amidst growing safe-haven appeal, and attention shifting towards upcoming UK factory and GDP data.
What will this election be about? Security, security, security May 28, 2024 Labour and the Conservatives have already drawn in firm dividing lines over what this election will be about, and it is security that unites both.
Gareth Bale: World Cup qualification is best result in history of Welsh football June 6, 2022 Wales star Gareth Bale has declared the country’s qualification for the World Cup to be the greatest in its football history. The principality beat Ukraine 1-0 in a play-off in Cardiff on Sunday night to clinch their place at this year’s tournament in Qatar. It is the first time Wales have reached a World Cup [...]
As global crises grow, Sunak should embrace the National Security Council October 23, 2023 To govern effectively in the midst of so many global crises, Rishi Sunak needs eyes in the back of his head, writes Eliot Wilson.
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to open higher following Asian peers’ lead April 4, 2024 Japan’s Nikkei led an Asian market rally. Oil and gold prices soared. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated a cautious stance on rate cuts, while investor focus shifts to upcoming Fed speeches and U.S. jobs data.
Oil markets volatile amid escalating conflict in Ukraine and upcoming OPEC+ meeting February 27, 2022 Oil will begin the week with both benchmarks back below $100 amid escalating conflict in Ukraine, following Russia's brutal invasion of the country.
A stop-clock and 60-minute football matches? Why IFAB’s solution for time-wasting, borrowed from US sports, would be a waste of time January 19, 2023 Football lawmakers IFAB’s idea of tackling time-wasting with a stop-clock and 60-minute matches is misguided, writes Frank Dalleres. The headline news from this week’s meeting of football’s lawmakers was their decision to not to go ahead with a trial of temporary concussion substitutes. But also on the agenda at the annual business meeting of the [...]
Moving markets: Five things shaping the FTSE 100 today February 26, 2024 Asian markets were mixed as investors awaited inflation data, while oil prices extended their decline. The week ahead promises a flurry of retail and technology earnings reports, offering insights into sector performance and economic trends.
Johnson urges OPEC to boost oil production to ease cost-of-living crisis July 4, 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged the world's largest oil cartel to produce more oil to drive down prices and alleviate the cost of living crisis,
OPEC+ to cut oil output as recession fears weigh down demand September 5, 2022 OPEC+ have agreed a small output cut in oil production to bolster prices that have dipped amid escalating fears of an economic slowdown.