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Updated Friday 22nd November 2024

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Brent Crude heads towards $75 per barrel

Bitcoin testing the $100k barrier

Retail sales disappoint but consumer confidence picks up

FTSE follows global markets upwards

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

Investment ideas

US smaller companies set for success? – 3 share ideas

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Growth vs value investing – which is best in a rate-cutting cycle, plus 3 share ideas

UK farmers strike – what’s next for food supply, plus 2 share ideas offering solutions

Personal finance

3 inheritance tax breaks that could save your family thousands

A senior couple planning their finance and paying bills while using a laptop at home

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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Next week on the stock market

25th - 29th November 2024

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Will Pets at Home’s first half set tails wagging?

Insights for the week ahead

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JD Sports: sales growth slows in Q3

NVIDIA: Q3 results and Q4 guidance ahead of forecasts

Bond funds review – does Trump mean fewer interest rate cuts?

BlackRock Consensus 85: November 2024 fund update

IDS: H1 driven by ongoing recovery at Royal Mail

Halma: strong H1, on track for guidance

Fund research

Mixed and total return funds review – which markets did best?

Global funds review – China stimulus fails to deliver

Bond funds review – does Trump mean fewer interest rate cuts?

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

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Investment trust research

iShares Core Sterling Corporate Bond ETF: September 2024 update

iShares Global Corporate Bond ETF: September 2024 Update

JPM Global Growth and Income trust: November 2024 update

Murray Income: November 2024 trust update

Investment trust research

JPM Global Growth and Income trust: November 2024 update

Murray Income: November 2024 trust update

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