Markets are positioned for a low-growth, low-rate world, says John Stepek. What if we get the opposite? Markets could get a nasty shock.
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Markets are positioned for a low-growth, low-rate world, says John Stepek. What if we get the opposite? Markets could get a nasty shock.
By: John Stepek
Merryn and John reflect on an election result that at last brings some resolution to the interminable Brexit saga and demonstrated that Britain is a proper democratic capitalist nation. Plus: house prices, Scottish independence and should Nigel Farage get a peerage?
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Today’s Money Minute looks ahead to a busy week which includes the latest data on UK employment, plus inflation in both Britain and the eurozone.
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By: John Stepek
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By: Matthew Lynn
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By: John Stepek
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By: Dominic Frisby
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By: Alex Rankine
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By: Alex Rankine
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By: Alex Rankine
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By: John Stepek
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By: Nimesh Shah
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By: Matthew Jukes
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By: Jane Lewis
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The best and worst performing stocks
Name | Price | % |
---|---|---|
Sports Direct International | 438.4 | 21.78 |
Royal Mail | 249.4 | 5.45 |
Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust | 1085 | 4.73 |
Moneysupermarket.com Group | 324.15 | 4.67 |
Temple Bar Investment Trust | 1484 | 4.21 |
NewRiver Retail | 203 | 4.1 |
Name | Price | % |
---|---|---|
Tullow Oil | 60.87 | -10.22 |
Mitchells & Butlers | 437 | -6.22 |
Vivo Energy | 125.4 | -2.79 |
Future | 1325 | -2.72 |
PureTech Health | 272.5 | -2.33 |
PZ Cussons | 192.5 | -2.09 |
Name | Price | % |
---|---|---|
Tullow Oil | 61.17 | 53.15 |
Sports Direct International | 438.7 | 24.49 |
John Wood Group | 388.9 | 19.37 |
Stagecoach Group | 157.65 | 18.18 |
Savills | 1181 | 16.7 |
Dixons Carphone | 147.75 | 13.65 |
Name | Price | % |
---|---|---|
John Laing Group | 366.6 | -8.53 |
Riverstone Energy Limited | 406.5 | -5.13 |
Centamin | 121.2 | -4.72 |
Cineworld Group | 203.2 | -4.51 |
PZ Cussons | 192.5 | -3.99 |
Syncona | 215.5 | -3.36 |
Name | Price | % |
---|---|---|
Dunelm Group | 1143.5 | 37.61 |
Pets At Home Group | 283.6 | 37 |
Sports Direct International | 438.4 | 36.32 |
Sanne Group | 722 | 33.7 |
Savills | 1177 | 27.87 |
Marks & Spencer Group | 226.65 | 27.65 |
Name | Price | % |
---|---|---|
Signature Aviation | 321.9 | -95.88 |
Tullow Oil | 60.87 | -58.9 |
Hochschild Mining | 160.9 | -13.54 |
Future | 1325 | -11.19 |
Moneysupermarket.com Group | 324.15 | -8.17 |
Riverstone Energy Limited | 406.5 | -6.34 |