Are these areas of investment likely to succeed under the Burnham government?

If Andy Burnham’s government follows the priorities it has outlined during its first weeks in office, the strongest investment themes are likely to be those that align with reindustrialisation, regional development, infrastructure and public investment, rather than the more consumer-led growth seen in recent years. Here is how I would rank the sectors. Sector Outlook […]

Why has the Oil price fallen ???

  Oil prices fell because traders rapidly reduced the “geopolitical risk premium” that had been built into crude prices. Earlier in the day, Brent crude had risen on fears that disruption to the Strait of Hormuz—through which roughly one-fifth of the world’s seaborne oil normally passes—might persist. However, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent later said […]