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Darktrace returns to form, tech stocks higherA fightback for tech stocks was led by newcomer Darktrace today after the cyber security firm's better-than-expected update sent shares surging by as much as a fifth.The return to form for…

The pound has been making considerable gains in recent weeks, trading close to a six-week high against the dollar and a near two-year high against the euro. Against the euro, the pound rose from 1.16 earlier in December to 1.20 this…

House prices rose by another 1.1% last month as the property market continues to defy expectations.Today’s report from high street lender Halifax shows a new record average price of £276,091, representing a rise of over £24,500 or 9.8%…

London's strong start to trading in 2022 was halted today as investors reacted to the prospect of US interest rates rising as soon as March.Wall Street markets fell sharply and the FTSE 100 index is 1% lower after the release of meeting…

Generally speaking, higher starting valuations tend to be associated with lower future returns, though that relationship isn’t particularly strong over short (< 5 year) time horizons. Of course, bulls will argue that elevated…

U.S. jobless claims climbed by 23,000 last week to 230,000. The four-week moving average, which smooths out week-to-week blips, was up nearly 6,300 to almost 211,000. The weekly applications, a proxy for layoffs, have now risen four…

“The housing market defied expectations in 2021, with quarterly growth reaching 3.5% in December, a level not seen since November 2006. In 2021 we saw the average house price reach new record highs on eight occasions, despite the UK…