Oil had a stormy year in 2020, plummeting to record lows during the near-global lockdown in the spring, before rapidly climbing towards the latter end of the year as travel restrictions were gradually loosened and vaccine optimism sparked a jump in demand. Earlier this week, oil rallied to an 11-month high with Brent Crude coming […]

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Swiss investment bank UBS has announced that it expects silver to outperform gold in 2021, following a year which saw “safe haven” precious metals hit record highs and reap the benefits of global stock market volatility. 2020 was a remarkable year for gold, which surged to a record high of $2,075 in August after one […]

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Shares at British homebuilding firm Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW) have climbed a modest 1% after the company released an optimistic trading update for the year ending 31 December 2020, citing a “healthy sales rate” and “strong demand” for its resilient performance during the Covid-19 pandemic. Wimpey announced that it has started 2021 with an “excellent” order […]

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Shares at British hoteliers Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) have bounced more than 3% after the company released its Q3 FY2021 trading update, citing “resilient operational performance” despite sales down 66.4% and occupancy at a mere 31.1% for the 5 weeks leading up to 31 December 2020. The company behind Premier Inn lamented the “very challenging hotel […]

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London-based retailers Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) has warned that it expects to lose £1.05bn if Primark stores are not allowed to reopen before the end of the financial half-year next month. Currently 305 stores are closed, representing 76% of ABF’s retail selling space. On Thursday the company released a trading update for the 16 weeks […]

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2020 has proven to be a year of challenges, loss and opportunity for investors and wider society alike. One of the discussions being had during the pandemic has been the need to diversify holdings, and spread both risk and rewards across a wider range of asset classes. The discussion about alternative investment should not be […]

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Real estate firm Rightmove has projected a further climb in UK house prices in 2021 despite Brexit, the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and whether or not the government chooses to extend the current stamp duty holiday. Asking prices rose almost 7% this year, but are expected to gain a further 4% over the next twelve months […]

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