Markets

Janet Yellen could be confirmed Treasury Secretary as soon as Thursday

By Louise Moon 19 Jan 2021, 6:50pm
End of an era as London Metal Exchange mulls closing open outcry trading ring

The proposal is the latest in a string of changes to modernise the 144-year-old institution

By Michael O'Dwyer 19 Jan 2021, 3:48pm
Questor: Whitbread’s shares have bounced by 40pc but still don’t look expensive. Hold

Questor share tip: the hotel group’s net cash will see it through until the economy reopens

By Russ Mould 19 Jan 2021, 5:00am
Pound edges lower as markets play it safe

By Louise Moon 18 Jan 2021, 6:06pm
Questor: this spread-better has made us huge gains but its business model is on borrowed time. Sell

By Richard Evans 17 Jan 2021, 5:00am
FTSE falls after Biden unveils $1.9 trillion stimulus plan

By Louise Moon 15 Jan 2021, 5:33pm
Questor: we turned our portfolio upside down last year thanks to the virus – did it work?

By Richard Evans 15 Jan 2021, 5:00am

US jobless claims almost hit 1 million

By Louise Moon 14 Jan 2021, 6:47pm
Questor: boards are getting active and forcing lacklustre trusts to merge – who will be next?

By Danielle Levy 14 Jan 2021, 5:00am
Pound nears $1.37 as markets cast doubt on negative rates

By Louise Moon 13 Jan 2021, 6:23pm
Questor: share in the success of this billionaire’s revolutionary invention

By Richard Evans 13 Jan 2021, 5:00am

Bond yield spike is canary in the coal mine for stock markets

When the age of "free money" finally ends, the prospect of runaway inflation risks hurting both stocks and bonds

Jeremy Warner 12 Jan 2021, 7:00pm
John Lewis halts click and collect to contain virus

By Louise Moon 12 Jan 2021, 6:34pm
Questor: a quick 40pc gain will tempt some to take profits at Greggs but we will hold on for more

Questor share tip: excellent cost control has cut the firm’s feared losses by three quarters and its expansion plans are intact

By Russ Mould 12 Jan 2021, 5:00am
Sunak: Economy will get worse before it gets better

By Louise Moon 11 Jan 2021, 6:38pm
Questor: Primark’s lack of a website is no handicap and the rest of ABF is in fine fettle. Buy

Questor share tip: Associated British Foods is a collection of high-quality businesses and the shares could have much further to go

By Richard Evans 10 Jan 2021, 5:00am
Kwasi Kwarteng appointed as new Business Secretary

By Louise Moon 8 Jan 2021, 8:22pm
Questor: The ‘Wild West’ of investing? Aim is fast maturing into a grown-up stock market

Questor Inheritance Tax Portfolio: the junior market is evolving from an array of dubious miners into a launch pad for tech and healthcare

By Richard Evans 8 Jan 2021, 5:00am
John Lewis scraps international deliveries

By Louise Moon 7 Jan 2021, 6:41pm

Markets shrug off Capitol Hill chaos

US stock markets are tipped to open higher despite chaotic scenes in Washington DC

By Louis Ashworth 7 Jan 2021, 9:20am
Questor: our investment trust tip of the year – ‘This is one you can buy and lock away’

Questor investment trust bargain: Smithson, the Fundsmith for smaller stocks, proved itself during the pandemic last year

By Danielle Levy 7 Jan 2021, 5:00am

Oil jumps as Saudis cut 1m barrels a day

By Louise Moon 5 Jan 2021, 6:50pm
Questor: profit warnings, dividend cut and share price fall – Shell has all a contrarian could want

Questor share tip: oil stocks have been laid low by the slump in crude prices – but such weakness sows the seeds of its own demise

By Russ Mould 5 Jan 2021, 5:00am
Markets slip as virus fears escalate

By Louise Moon 4 Jan 2021, 7:14pm
Questor: an average gain of 44pc and three ‘doublers’ – 2020 was a good year for our Sunday tips

Questor share tips: just two of the shares we backed have fallen and our ‘sells’ have made readers who held far less than our ‘buys’

By Richard Evans 3 Jan 2021, 5:00am
Questor’s latest goal: to preserve wealth in a new world of shadowy inflation

Questor wealth preserver: it’s vital to maintain the real buying power of your savings. This new column aims to help you do just that

By Richard Evans 1 Jan 2021, 5:00am
Pound hits two-year high for an upbeat start to 2021

Brexit deal and vaccine approval boost market hopes, but FTSE 100 falters as curtain falls on 2020

By Rachel Millard 31 Dec 2020, 4:01pm
Questor: as vaccines and the Brexit deal transform the outlook, which trusts look cheap?

Questor investment trust bargains: some discounts have disappeared since the trade deal, but look deeper and there are bargains to be found

By Danielle Levy 31 Dec 2020, 5:00am
Best and worst of global markets in 2020

Oil and the FTSE 100 struggle during a rollercoaster year while tech stocks and bitcoin hit new highs

By Tom Rees 30 Dec 2020, 12:00pm

Questor: is 2020 a year to forget – or a year to remember for the lessons it can teach us?

Questor share tips: investors can look back at the market’s behaviour in 2020 for what it tells us about long-term wealth accumulation

By Richard Evans 30 Dec 2020, 5:00am
Questor: does the platinum price tell us that inflation will return? Tharisa makes a good hedge

Questor share tip: a chart of the metal’s price hints at a reversal of a 10-year downward trend – a signal inflation hawks may want to heed

By Russ Mould 29 Dec 2020, 6:00am

Questor: as vaccines and the Brexit deal transform the outlook, which trusts look cheap?

By Danielle Levy 31 Dec 2020, 5:00am
Best and worst of global markets in 2020

By Tom Rees 30 Dec 2020, 12:00pm
Questor: is 2020 a year to forget – or a year to remember for the lessons it can teach us?

By Richard Evans 30 Dec 2020, 5:00am
Questor: does the platinum price tell us that inflation will return? Tharisa makes a good hedge

By Russ Mould 29 Dec 2020, 6:00am

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