[ad_1] Alexia Kelly is managing director of the Carbon Policy and Markets Initiative at the High Tide FoundationPolicy can help or hinder further progress of the VCMAt a glanceA wave of behind-the-scenes reforms is now reshaping the voluntary carbon market with stricter standards2025 has seen record-high credit retirements and premium pricing for credits aligned with Integrity Council benchmarksWithout clear regulatory guidance, private investment risks stalling; well-crafted policy can unlock billions of dollarsGiven past public criticisms, many would speculate that the voluntary carbon market is in turmoil.Sceptics have loudly questioned the credibility and integrity of projects, which weakened investor confidence and…
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[ad_1] By Mike Dolan LONDON (Reuters) – What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets U.S. long-bond rates have climbed back above 5% with the June consumer price report showing signs of tariff-related inflation, agitating global bond markets anew in an edgy week for government debt. I’ll get into this and the rest of today’s market news below. Make sure to check out my column today, where I discuss how the dollar’s sharp decline may simply have replaced one bubble with another. Today’s Market Minute * China’s economy posted robust 5.2% growth in…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I thought I couldn’t love my favourite UK growth share more, but I do. It’s up another 17% in the last month. Over 12 months, it’s up 70%, and over three years, a bumper 345%. The company in question is Costain Group (LSE: COST), which I added to my Self-Invested Personal Pension in a fit of stock-picking inspiration in December 2023. Top recovery stock I’m currently sitting on a gain of 144%, making it the best performer in my SIPP. It’s comfortably ahead of Rolls-Royce, up 103% since I bought in August 2024, and private equity firm 3i Group, up 101%…
[ad_1] It has been an incredible few years for chip company Nvidia, which recently became the first business in history to hit a $4trn market capitalisation. But while the US chip firm’s price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 53 is too high for my tastes, US rival chipmaker Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) is trading on a more modest P/E ratio of 22. Micron stock has gone up by 140% in five years. Lately it has soared, moving up by 83% since the start of April. So could this be a chip stock to consider for my portfolio as the artificial intelligence (AI) boom…
[ad_1] Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock has been very volatile in recent months. Shareholders have faced various challenges, some of which weren’t present at the start of the year. If an investor had decided in January to put £1k in the US stock, here’s what it would be worth at the moment. Talking through the numbers At the start of the year, the share price was $380.80. Based on the price as I write (early on 16 July) of $309.47, this represents a fall of 18.73%. In terms of cash, the £1k sum would be worth £812.70. Before jumping to conclusions that…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Chancellor Rachel Reeves is – reportedly – making plans to encourage savers to look at investing, rather than keeping their money in cash. And I think the UK has some outstanding dividend shares to consider. At first sight, the potential returns might not seem like enough to outweigh the risks. But over time, the difference can be quite dramatic. Interest rates Right now, some savings accounts are offering up to 5% a year. That’s not bad, but interest rates are unusually high and the general expectation is that they’re set to fall. Source: Trading Economics…
[ad_1] June’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) is expected to show prices rose at a faster clip compared to May. The report, due Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. ET, comes as investors closely monitor whether President Trump’s tariffs are starting to filter through to what consumers pay, even as inflation data has so far remained more resilient than expected. According to Bloomberg data, headline CPI is expected to have increased 2.6% year over year in June, up from a 2.4% rise in May. On a monthly basis, prices are forecast to climb 0.3%, marking an acceleration from the 0.1% gain the prior…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images I’m expecting to hang on to these FTSE 100 heavyweights for at least a decade, perhaps much longer. Here’s why. Rio Tinto Owning mining stocks like Rio Tinto (LSE:RIO) may remain a bumpy ride if a prolonged battle over trade tariffs transpires. The impact on economic growth — and consequently industrial metals demand — could be considerable. This isn’t the only danger for this particular Footsie share either There’s also uncertainty over the company’s direction once chief executive Jakob Stausholm steps down later this year. His departure signals the board’s push for more aggressive cost-cutting…
[ad_1] The value of the pound rose in early European trading after an unexpected jump in UK inflation, which complicates the picture for the Bank of England at its next meeting on interest rates. Sterling was up 0.2% against the dollar at $1.3408, although it remained flat against the euro, which was worth 86.7p. David Morrison, analyst at Trade Nation, said: “Once again, the UK inflation numbers are going in the wrong direction. “Sterling jumped on the news suggesting that the Bank is going to struggle to justify a rate cut next month.” The annual inflation rate in the UK…
[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images The Diageo (LSE: DGE) share price has taken one knock after another. It’s down 25% over the last 12 months, and 47% over three years. That’s a brutal beating for a stock I’ve regularly seen listed as one of the best UK blue-chips of them all. It shows no business can take success for granted, even one that sells something that’s always in demand, like alcohol. Painful profit warning Diageo should have had further protection due to its global reach, given it sells its brands in nearly 180 countries. The downside is that one struggling region can…