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Updated Thursday 21st November 2024
Live blog covering today's important financial market events and news
Rising tensions send oil and gold higher
Bitcoin eyes up the $100,000 milestone
FTSE 100 open 0.2% higher
Brent Crude near $73.5 per barrel as Ukraine dominates narrative
FTSE flat after CPI comes in hotter than expected
CPI inflation rose to 2.3% in October
Oil rises on supply concerns and rising tensions
Chinese markets rebound, question marks remain
US markets await key results later this week
FTSE 100 opens higher
Sterling tries to halt the dive
Crude oil holding steady around $71
Asian markets rise then retreat amid US-China trade hopes
Markets open with uncertainty
Mansion House speech promises to streamline regulation and drive investment
Brent Crude weakness continues on oversupply fears
Asian markets mixed as are economic data
Powell in no hurry to cut US rates
FTSE opens down as GDP and industrial production miss the mark

Investment ideas

US smaller companies set for success? – 3 share ideas
UK farmers strike – what’s next for food supply, plus 2 share ideas offering solutions

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Rising university costs – what can parents do for their children?
Falling savings rates in 2025 – the cost of doing nothing

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UK Autumn Budget 2024

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What the 2024 Autumn Budget means for you and your money

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Stock markets today

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Next week on the stock market

18th - 22nd November 2024
  • JD Sports hoping to kick on in the second half
  • NVIDIA’s scalability in the spotlight at Q3 results
  • Halma expects to keep things ticking along
Insights for the week ahead

Share research

JD Sports: sales growth slows in Q3
NVIDIA: Q3 results and Q4 guidance ahead of forecasts
IDS: H1 driven by ongoing recovery at Royal Mail
Halma: strong H1, on track for guidance

Fund research

BlackRock Consensus 85: November 2024 fund update
Mixed and total return funds review – which markets did best?
Global funds review – China stimulus fails to deliver
Baillie Gifford Japanese: November 2024 fund update

ETF research

iShares Core Sterling Corporate Bond ETF: September 2024 update
iShares Global Corporate Bond ETF: September 2024 Update

Investment trust research

Murray Income: November 2024 trust update
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Investment Trust: October 2024 Update

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