DOW Jones hits another new record The DOW Jones Industrial Average yet again today (03/08/17) closed at another new high of 22024 That’s seven days of record breaking highs!
FTSE 100 closes higher The FTSE 100 closed higher on Thursday (03/08/17) – up 63 points to close at: 7475 Best FTSE 100 performer was: NEXT PLC (NXT) – shares up by 9.7% on the day. Worst FTSE 100 performer was: ConvaTec Group PLC (CTEC) – down by 6.4%
A list of electric car manufacturers Here is a list of some of the electric vehicles currently available – (no hybrids) – and by no means not an exhaustive list:- Tesla: Model X, Model S & the new Model 3 BMW i3 Volkswagen: e-Golf & the e-Up! Renault Zoe Renault …
Interest rates, consumer spending and debt What is the relationship between interest rates, consumer spending & debt? If personal debt levels are rising to abnormal levels again and if the UK recovery is relying on the consumer to spend more – surely the UK’s low interest rate policy is simply …
£ Pound falls back The £pound has fallen back against the $dollar to £1.31 (earlier, before the BoE interest announcement, the £pound was at $1.325). The FTSE 100 has climbed to 7450 after the Bank of England news.
UK Interest rate on hold at 0.25% The Bank of England (BOE) holds UK interest rate at 0.25%. Growth forecast cut as economy predicted to remain ‘sluggish’.
Hyperloop One completes latest test Just seen this on Hyperloop One website – take a look. Hyperloop One has successfully completed a test of its high speed vacuum tube and pod transportation system. The pod was tested in a 500 metre vacuum tube reaching a speed of 192mph. See link …
Sterling trading up The £pound was up against the $dollar at $1.325 – as traders await the Bank of England policy decision due at midday 3rd August.
Asian markets fall The Japan NIKKEI Index was down 0.4% – The Hang Seng fell by 0.28% – The China A50 Index was also down 0.47% Notably, South Korea KOSPI Index had the largest fall of 1.7% The DOW Jones Industrial Average breaking through the 22000 milestone didn’t appear to …
Mixed bag for NEXT PLC NEXT PLC (NXT) reports sales at its stores were down but online sales through its NEXT Directory were up! Overall sales for period May – July 2017 were up by slightly less than 1% at 0.7% NEXT PLC share price was up 7.8% (03/08/17 at: …