[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images FTSE housebuilders have endured a turbulent few years, with share prices of notable players like Persimmon (LSE:PSN) and Crest Nicholson (LSE:CRST) still 40-60% below 2021 peaks. However, two tectonic shifts are reshaping the sector. These are Labour’s radical planning reforms targeting 1.5m new homes by 2030, and mortgage rates plunging as markets price in Bank of England rate cuts. These catalysts have driven a 16%-25% sector rally since April 2024, prompting investors to reconsider the embattled industry. The policy and pricing pivot Deputy PM Angela Rayner’s planning overhaul represents the most significant pro-development shift in…
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[ad_1] By Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Talk of big fiscal spending and a subsequent spike in super-long yields are raising questions over just how quickly the Bank of Japan can taper its bond purchases, adding to the challenges it faces in removing remnants of its massive monetary stimulus. While the BOJ is unlikely to ramp up bond buying, the rise in super-long yields could affect its decision on the pace and composition of future quantitative tightening (QT), say analysts and sources familiar with the central bank’s thinking. “Having ditched yield curve control last year, long-term interest rates are no longer…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images When US President Donald Trump announced unexpected tariffs on ‘Liberation Day’ (2 April), the stock market (especially the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq indexes) went into freefall. For a few days, share prices were plummeting. However, in recent weeks, we’ve seen a massive rebound as trade deals have been ironed out. Here’s a look at how much £10,000 invested in an S&P 500 ETF near the post-Liberation day market lows would be worth now. An explosive rebound One of the most popular S&P 500 ETFs in the UK is the iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR) stock’s up an impressive 38% over the past month. That means a £10,000 investment a month ago would now be worth around £13,600 — that’s factoring in the appreciation of the pound. So why’s the stock up so notably and is it still an investment worth considering? What’s happened at Palantir? Palantir’s surge has several causes, each building on a rebound from a lower base set after the announcement of new US trade policy. Initially, Palantir’s shares dropped sharply as investors digested the potential impact of trade tensions on the tech sector. However,…
[ad_1] The stock markets say life would be great without the trade war.Every trade deal U.S. President Donald Trump strikes with another country pushes stocks higher. In fact, stocks have recovered almost all the ground they lost when Mr. Trump’s tariff policies blew up in March and April, and new highs for the year seem possible.Two months into the trade war, it’s time to take stock not only of the stock market but interest rates, the job market and other aspects of personal finance. What do you need to worry about going forward?Stocks – 4/10 on the worry meterStocks could…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I went big on Burberry (LSE: BRBY) shares exactly one year ago (15 May 2024), but my purchase quickly turned bad on me. That’s gratitude for you. To be fair, the FTSE 250-listed luxury fashion brand was already in a bad way, having plunged more than 50%. It looked like a decent entry point, but the slide had further to run. I averaged down in July, enticed by a collapsing price-to-earnings ratio, down from around 25 to under 10 times earnings, and a mighty 6% dividend yield. I thought I was being clever. Instead, I…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images On 26 March 2020, lockdown measures legally came into force. On that day, Barclays (LSE:BARC) shares were trading around 106p per share, up from a few days prior. The FTSE 100 stock then fell in the following days. While I don’t have the precise reasoning for the movement on either side of this date, it’s important to remember just how much data investors, and all Britons, were trying to digest as the pandemic hit. However, an investor brave enough to take the plunge on 26 March 2020 would have seen an approximate 200% gain. That…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Owning just a handful of stocks to achieve a second income is dangerous at the best of times. Right now, the risks are even greater, with trade tariffs cooling the global economy and putting corporate profits under strain. Diversification across dozens or more companies means the negative impact from one or two dividend shocks won’t derail an investor’s entire income strategy. Yet spreading capital across a broad mix of stocks doesn’t have to mean investors settle for poor returns. Indeed, a £20,000 lump sum invested equally in the following assets would yield an £1,940 passive…
[ad_1] For the first time since 1973, Moody’s has downgraded Maryland’s credit score, based on what it sees as negative economic indicators for the state. Moody’s Ratings is one of three agencies that rate the creditworthiness of government agencies. The assigned ratings indicate the credit risk of the entity in question.What is Maryland’s Moody’s rating?Moody’s downgraded Maryland’s creditworthiness rating from Aaa to Aa1, a change that has not happened since Maryland was given the Aaa designation in 1973, according to the Treasurer’s Report to the Legislative Policy Committee issued in June 2024. Why was the rating downgraded?According to the Baltimore Banner,…
[ad_1] Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is calling out the Trump administration for what she described as a massive financial windfall for private prison companies running immigration detention centers, including the recently reopened Delaney Hall in Newark, New Jersey. The progressive lawmaker took to Instagram Live on Sunday to highlight concerns over the facility’s permits and the influence of political donations. Don’t Miss: “There is a dispute over, a lot of people don’t know, like the reason that this altercation even happened is because that facility, I don’t even believe has a certificate, has not even been given a certificate of…