Stock market opinion

Private markets, once the preserve of institutions and the ultra-wealthy, are slowly opening their doors to individual investors.

A survey has found that less than 10% of industry professionals believe new graduates possess the AI skills deemed essential for success.

Brand Finance estimates that 83% of global intangible value is unreported in company financial statements.

Europe’s private market firms are discovering that even the most sophisticated financial engineering cannot escape the laws of liquidity.

There has been a change in sentiment regarding the US equity market over the last few months, says Julian Wheeler, a partner at Shard Capital.

The Chancellor is rumoured to be considering halving the annual cash ISA allowance to £10,000 in her forthcoming Budget.

From 2025 to 2030, there will be a deliberate shift in defence strategy from short‑term rearmament towards structural, long‑term readiness

With less than a month to go before her first Budget, the chancellor chose to remind Britons that “there is no magic money tree”.

According to Aegon, one of the country’s largest pension providers, an astonishing £31 billion is languishing in “lost” retirement pots.

Marc Cogliatti of Validus Risk Management explains why now may be the time to take some risk off the table.

A long-awaited accord between America and China is poised to dominate global markets when trading resumes today.

Forecasts for online retail spending over the crucial Black Friday and Xmas periods look surprisingly positive.

Speculation is mounting that Chancellor Rachel Reeves could increase Inheritance Tax (IHT) by raising taxes on “gifting”.

China’s export machine is roaring again, just as its trade confrontation with America enters its most fractious phase in years.

For all its global swagger, Revolut still lacks one crucial badge of legitimacy at home: a full UK banking licence.

Unlike the dot-com mania of the late 1990s, the current enthusiasm rests on tangible earnings and surging capital expenditure.

Some 57 per cent of respondents now expect conditions to worsen over the next 18 to 24 months; barely 13 per cent are optimistic.

With the FTSE 100 index flirting with record highs, the notion that it could breach the 10,000 mark by Christmas no longer seems fanciful.

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According to the AIC's ESG Attitudes Tracker, one in five British private investors actually feel more positive about ESG because of Trump.