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Tariff threats not yet fed through to oil prices
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Gold is heading to fresh record heights
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Indices in Asia fall sharply as Trump indicates widespread tariffs
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Gold reaches record levels
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Brent Crude at close to $74 per barrel
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FTSE falls at the open
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Spring Statement 2025: Higher fines for some late self-assessment and VAT returns
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Spring Statement 2025: Calls for wealth taxes from Labour Left
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Spring Statement 2025: ISA range being explored, but overall limit remains
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Spring Statement 2025: Big defence contractors largely unmoved, despite defence spending pledge
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Spring Statement 2025: FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 fell then surged as UK growth prospects improved
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Spring Statement 2025: Pensions spared
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Spring Statement 2025: Upbeat ending to Spring Statement, but autumn Budget could bring more tax
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Spring Statement 2025: Last year, a third of tax collected by HMRC was income tax
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Spring Statement 2025: The OBR forecast highlighted that, without spending cuts, Rachel Reeves’ fiscal rules would have been broken
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Spring Statement 2025: The OBR forecast for growth has been cut for this year from 2% to 1%
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Spring Statement 2025: Rachel Reeves confirms no 'further tax increases'
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Brent Crude gains gather steam - tariff shift demand positive but supply negative
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Chancellor in a tight spot ahead of Spring Statement
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FTSE 100 opens flat, US PMI data better than expected

Investment ideas

Is now a good time to invest in the S&P 500? – 3 share ideas
Stocks and Shares ISA – where are HL staff investing in 2025?

Personal finance

Capital gains tax set to rise by 46% - what can investors do?
Interest rates held at 4.5% – good news for savings rates and annuities

Tax year ends 5 April

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Most bought ISA funds

Find out which funds HL Stocks and Shares ISA investors have been buying so far this tax year.

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Make the most of your pension

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Pension mistakes to avoid

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5 shares to watch in 2025
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Stock markets today

FTSE 100
8,582.81
-0.88%
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FTSE 250
19,475.48
-1.96%
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FTSE All Share
4,623.62
-1.02%
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FTSE AIM 100
3,287.17
-2.39%
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Dow Jones
41,668.9
0.2%
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NASDAQ
17,106.817
-1.25%
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Xetra DAX
22,163.49
-1.33%
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Paris CAC 40
7,790.71
-1.58%
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Nikkei 225
35,715.9
-3.78%
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Hang Seng
23,119.58
-1.31%
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Next week on the stock market

24th - 28th March 2025
  • Fevertree’s hoping to meet lofty 2024 profit expectations
  • Vistry eyes a recovery in 2025
  • Next balancing growth with raising costs
Insights for the week ahead

Share research

Pets at Home: results to land in-line with guidance, profit to fall this year
PETS-20p (-8.46%)
Pennon: H2 performance in line with H1
PNN-4.8p (-1.06%)
Aston Martin Lagonda: set to raise £125mn of funds, Q1 trading in line
AML4.6p (7.05%)
SSE: announces Martin Pibworth as new CEO
SSE-12p (-0.75%)

Fund research

iShares US Equity Index: March 2025 fund update
iShares Japan Equity Index: March 2025 fund update
Baillie Gifford Monthly Income: March 2025 fund update
iShares Pacific ex Japan Equity Index: March 2025 fund update

ETF research

Vanguard Global Aggregate Bond ETF: February 2025 update
VAGS0.0925p (0.37%)
iShares Core Sterling Corporate Bond ETF: September 2024 update
SLXX-0.13p (-0.11%)

Investment trust research

RIT Capital Partners: March 2025 update
RCP-22p (-1.15%)
Law Debenture: March 2025 trust update
LWDB-13p (-1.46%)

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