by Capital Financial Markets Capital Financial Markets | Jan 19, 2021 | News
There is a fundamental change underway to affect us all. The pandemic has been occupying everyone’s thoughts and understandably so. It has changed a lot of things, the move to online buying and away from shops; the move to home cooking and away from restaurants, are...
by Capital Financial Markets Capital Financial Markets | Jan 19, 2021 | News
2020 has been an extraordinary year for financial markets, reeling from the economic impact of COVID-19. As we leave 2020 and enter 2021 there is still a level of uncertainty in the UK. This of course is due to the new variant of COVID-19 and the overwhelming number...
by Capital Financial Markets Capital Financial Markets | Jan 15, 2021 | News
Today, we look at two contrasting sectors with regard to how they are faring in the pandemic crisis. The Property sector and Food Retailing have experienced very different fortunes. Taking Property first, there is normally a mix of retail, office and commercial...
by Capital Financial Markets Capital Financial Markets | Jan 14, 2021 | News
The level of economic activity in the UK has improved materially since March. Many companies have reported that whereas three months ago they might have only been operating at 5 or 10% of capacity, the figure is now nearer 70%. This is quite a marked change and some...
by Capital Financial Markets Capital Financial Markets | Jan 13, 2021 | News
General news media would certainly have us believe we are in for a torrid time. However, stock markets may be forecasting a different story. Remembering that stock markets try to discount news now and price stocks based on what investors believe will happen in the...
by Capital Financial Markets Capital Financial Markets | Oct 12, 2020 | News
UK Economics Some UK economic indicators are quite strong, indicating that the economy is growing and rebounding from the March/April lows. Construction in September grew much faster than expected *IHSMarkit/CIPs. Overall new orders grew by the strongest level...