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UK Markets Brief: Is Computacenter Britain’s Next Tech Stock Hopeful?
Investors await Computacenter’s latest results for news of data center growth, the winners and losers from soaring bond yields, and GDP figures for July.
Investor Focus: Autumn Budget and Your Pension, Top-Performing UK Dividend Stocks, and Gold’s Next Move
Wrapping our coverage of markets and the week.
ECB Rate Decision: What to Expect on Thursday
Rising energy prices make a rate hike highly likely, but the erratic war in Iran makes the path forward less certain.
What’s Next for Gold Prices After the Latest Rebound?
Gold bounced in late August after a steep decline in the first half of 2026.
Factor Investing Is Very Much Alive
The narrative says factor premiums have been arbitraged away. The performance of an AQR fund suggests a more nuanced reality.
UK Markets Brief: What Buybacks Say About the UK Stock Market, Plus Autumn Budget Draws Closer
Britain leads in share buybacks, tax speculation is growing ahead of the budget, and key housing data ahead this week.
Investor Focus: Heatwaves Hit the UK Economy, FTSE 100 Reshuffle, and Where Next for Bitcoin?
Wrapping our coverage of markets and the week.
Eurozone Inflation Set to Rise as ECB Rate Hike Looms in September
Economists expect inflation to move higher on elevated energy prices, making a September ECB interest rate increase all but certain.
Europe's Gas Crisis Will Keep Energy Prices High Through 2027
European utilities benefit from these energy price spikes and can reinvest windfall profits in high-quality assets like the electricity grid or in the US renewables.
FTSE 100 Reshuffle: Which Stocks Will Make the Cut?
EasyJet and Ithaca Energy are in line for promotion, while Persimmon and Entain face relegation to the FTSE 250.
For Emerging Market Stock Funds, Concentration Risk May Be Eclipsing Macro Risk
Thanks to rallies in TSMC, Samsung, and SK Hynix, emerging market stock indexes are highly concentrated.
Why Bitcoin Surged to USD 80,000, and What May Come Next
US debt worries, inflows into ETFs, and a weaker dollar have triggered bitcoin’s latest rebound.
Where This Schroders Fund Manager Sees Opportunities in the UK Stock Market
Sue Noffke, manager of the Schroders Income Growth Fund, shares her top picks in UK stocks, and where investors can diversify from AI concentration.
UK Markets Brief: FTSE Reshuffle, Gold Cycles, and Economic Updates
UK homebuilder Persimmon could get cut from the FTSE 100, and one fund manager says gold may continue rising after its blistering rally.
European Stock Markets’ Low Tech Weighting Is a Trump Card Right Now
Strong earnings growth, low tech exposure, and improving economic conditions weigh in the region’s favor.
Investor Focus: Surging Bond Yields, Picking AI Winners, and Undervalued UK Stocks
Wrapping our coverage of markets and the week.
What Europe’s Extreme Summer Means for Stocks and the Economy
Heat, drought, and wildfires are weighing on European growth and corporate profits, threatening to extend the economic fallout well beyond the summer.
Why Bond Yields Are Rising—and Might Keep Heading Higher
Major bond markets are under pressure thanks to massive AI debt sales, fiscal woes, and inflation concerns.
These UK Stocks Are Undervalued After Earnings
FTSE 100 stocks like AstraZeneca, BAE, and Rentokil screen as undervalued, according to Morningstar analysts.
Markets Brief: The ‘Not Dead Yet’ Software Stock Rally, What to Watch in US Retail Earnings, and How Much Inflation AI Could Be Causing
As software stocks bounce, the narrative that AI will kill software businesses seems to be fading.
