Taxpayers will have to foot a £130bn bill over the next five years to cover the Bank of England’s (BoE) losses stemming from its bond-buying programme, a burden that critics are describing as a “stealth subsidy to bankers.” The Treasury will need to inject this significant sum to offset the BoE’s cumulative losses from rising interest rates and the unwinding of its quantitative easing (QE) programme. The BoE’s indemnity agreement with the Treasury will cost taxpayers £130bn from 2025 to 2029 — an average of £26bn per year, according to the Bank of England’s latest Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report…
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Image source: Getty Images Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) stock took a bit of a bruising in January, falling 13% at one point. However, it’s bounced back and is now 3.4% higher in 2025. Over five years, it’s up by a scarcely believable 1,817%! The AI chip king is due to release its Q4 2025 earnings on 26 February. Here, I’ll take a look at the latest forecasts heading into the results report. Incredible growth Since ChatGPT was released in late 2022, Nvidia’s quarterly results have blown away Wall Street’s estimates. The table below shows the revenue and earnings per share (EPS)…
A Canadian company that has developed a Verra-approved carbon methodology for reducing fuel consumption in vehicles by using hydrogen… Source link
Industrial metals have had a volatile start to the year driven by tariff risks. Over the weekend, President Trump announced he plans to impose 25% tariffs on all imports of steel and aluminium into the US. Trump said the tariffs would apply to imports of both metals from all countries, including major suppliers Mexico and Canada. He didn’t specify when the duties would take effect. Trump also said he would announce reciprocal tariffs this week on countries that tax US imports. It is still uncertain whether the tariffs will go ahead. Only last week, Trump delayed plans to hit Canada…
Image source: Getty Images It’s often confusing to decide what sort of equities to put in a Stocks and Shares ISA. In truth, there’s no definitive answer. The right selection relies on each individual investor’s objectives and risk tolerance. However, for those aiming for passive income, dividend shares are often found to be one of the best methods of securing stable and regular returns. With a Stocks and Shares ISA, UK residents benefit from tax free gains on any investments up to £20,000 a year. Please note that tax treatment depends on the individual circumstances of each client and may…
The Health Secretary has signalled his support for more private investment to fix the NHS, while also pledging to drive down corridor care. Wes Streeting said the Government wants to see the NHS being as “responsive as any other organisation that we use” and he wants “more patient choice, more patient power, more patient control”. Last week, NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard said the Government should consider the use of private capital to fix the NHS’s crumbling buildings and infrastructure. She said: “We need to think much more radically, particularly about capital,” adding: “I think we now must consider…
France’s President Emmanuel Macron (C) walks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump (R) and Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) after a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Dec. 7, 2024.Julien De Rosa | Afp | Getty ImagesEurope is vying for a say in fast-advancing Russia-Ukraine peace talks after the U.S. over the weekend exacerbated fears that Brussels would be absent from the highest level negotiations.European leaders are gathered in Paris on Monday for an emergency summit, hastily assembled by French President Emmanuel Macron after hopes of Europe’s involvement turned sour at the Munich Security Conference.Washington and Moscow are…
Image source: Getty Images There have been ups and downs, but over time America’s S&P 500 has proved itself a top destination for investors seeking tremendous returns. Since 2010, the share index has delivered an average annual return of almost 14%. Returns during this time have been supercharged by its large contingent of high-growth tech stocks like Nvidia, Microsoft and Tesla. But doubts are creeping in as to whether the S&P 500 can maintain its record. This follows plans by US President Donald Trump to impose potentially crushing trade tariffs on major trading partners. What does this mean for investors?…
A new report from Abatable reveals significant financial activity in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) during 2024. Funding reached $16.3 billion, a staggering 18 times greater than the total value of retired carbon credits.This substantial investment, detailed in “Decoding the voluntary carbon market in 2024 and beyond,” highlights ongoing corporate and investor interest in securing high-quality carbon credits through direct agreements with project developers. It also reflects the positive market sentiment observed throughout the year. “Big organizations are supporting the VCM,” Valeri | RSS.comOf the total funding, nature-based climate solutions (both avoidance and removal projects) received $7.8 billion, representing 48% of…
Image source: The Motley Fool Back in November, I noted that Warren Buffett’s investment company, Berkshire Hathaway, had been buying shares in Domino’s Pizza (NASDAQ: DPZ). I’d been looking at 13F regulatory filings (which show the trades of large money managers in the US), and these had shown that the stock market guru had snapped up 1.27m shares in the pizza chain in the third quarter of 2024. It seems that these 1.27m shares in Domino’s were just the start for Buffett and Berkshire, however. Because the latest 13F filing (published in the last few days) shows that in Q4…