Canary Islands protest against tourism: What does it mean for your summer holiday? Thousands of people took to the streets of Gran Canaria over the weekend to protest against mass tourism on the islands - will it make a difference if you have a holiday booked to the Canary Islands this sum...
The consumer prices index measure of inflation is closely watched as rising numbers make it difficult for the Bank of England to cut interest rates - raised sharply by the Bank from December 2021 to tackle the infancy of the cost of living crisis. There have been four cuts since August last...
These exchange-traded funds are top picks if you want to invest in the technology industry. Coryanne HicksApril 23, 2025 Will the Stock Market Crash? With tariff strife still unresolved, the odds of a significant stock market disruption are rising. ...
What does the dividend yield tell you? Dividend yield can be one measure of a company’s financial success, and can give you an indication into whether or not you should invest in the company. In conjunction with the dividend yield, it can be helpful to look at the dividend growth rate,...
How to decide if you are in the wrong fund So is that job done? Should passive investors across the nation stampede out of their Fidelity FTSE All-Share trackers and into Vanguard’s? AHAHAHAHAHA! You and I both know it’s never so simple.Where’s the funin a straightforward decision ...
The FTSE 100 barely staggered over 7,000 in March and April last year. Given it was just shy of 7,000 in December 1999 and is currently at 6,300, that looks like going sideways to me, at best. And that over a 15 YEAR period. Which is starting to look like a long time!
Specifically, we investigate the volatility predictability of the U.S.-traded iShares China Large-Cap exchange-traded fund (FXI), which is an important fund that provides exposure to Chinese stocks. It seeks to track the investment results of the FTSE China 50 index composed of 50 large-...
Spreads on Shares: While IG provides access to a wide range of markets, their share spreads are often not the tightest, especially for smaller-cap stocks. Though the spreads for major indices like the FTSE and DAX have improved, traders may find more competitive spreads elsewhere for large-ca...
Motivated by the ongoing controversy surrounding corporate tax, this article presents a study that explores stakeholder expectations of corporate tax in th
For example, if the FTSE 100 Index is at 6,670.40, that number tells investors the index is nearly seven times its base level of 1,000. However, to assess how the index has changed from the previous day, investors must look at the amount the index has fallen, often expressed as a pe...