Image source: Getty Images While the FTSE 100 started the year well, it’s now been well and truly caught up in the global trade war. On Friday, the blue-chip stock market index fell about 5%. Today, it’s down another 5%. These falls are no doubt a little scary for a lot of investors. Right now, many are in panic mode. I’m not though – here’s a look at how I’m handling the current environment. It’s a mess The economic situation really is a mess. As a result of Donald Trump’s tariffs, there’s a huge amount of uncertainty. One major issue…
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Image source: Getty Images UK stocks took a hit last week following the news about reciprocal tariffs from the US on countries around the world. Some companies are more impacted than others, but the weak sentiment from investors saw most shares fall. This is bad news for some, but it’s a source of positive news for those trying to make passive income. Prices down, yields up To understand why falling share prices can be good for income investors, let’s go back to understanding what these investors look for. Most focus on the dividend yield calculation. This provides (as a percentage)…
Image source: Getty Images Like many of Britain’s grocers, the Marks and Spencer (LSE:MKS) share price is off to a rocky start in 2025. Fear of a new pricing war with Asda sparked an industry-wide sell-off. And yet, when zooming out, this recent drop hasn’t put much of a dent in the stock’s medium-term performance. Since Stuart Machin took the reins of leadership in May 2022, the fashion-to-food chain has been on a pretty solid run. In fact, its market-cap is up over 160% in just shy of three years. And despite recent turmoil, analyst forecasts remain bullish. So what…
Image source: Getty Images Last Friday (April 4), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock fell over 7% to close just above $188. This was the lowest level since May 2024, and it’s now getting close to the $165 mark at which it traded last April. A couple of months ago, it would have been crazy to think that I could be buying Apple shares near the lowest level in a year. Here’s my thinking right now. Reasons for the steep fall To simply say that Apple stock fell due to the Trump tariff announcements doesn’t do it justice. Digging deeper, the primary catalyst…
European stocks dropped sharply on Monday, deepening a global market rout that kicked off last week following the latest announcements of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs regime.The pan-European Stoxx 600 was 6% lower shortly after the opening bell, with all sectors and major bourses suffering significant losses. Germany’s DAX index was more than 9.5% lower during early deals.Last week, the regional Stoxx 600 index notched an 8.4% loss, marking its worst week in five years. In the past decade, the Stoxx 600 only performed worse at the beginning the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020.Trump announced his full list of so-called reciprocal…
Image source: Getty Images Last week was a crazy one for financial markets in general. Very few stocks gained value during a period when some investors were spooked by the extensive tariffs that the US administration placed on other countries. However, within the FTSE 100, some shares gained, with two in particular catching my eye. Business still flowing The first one was United Utilities Group (LSE:UU), which was the best-performing FTSE 100 name last week. It gained almost 5%, meaning the stock is up 1% over the last year. There was no major business-specific news that came out, but rather,…
Image source: Getty Images Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) share price has fallen like a stone recently. As I write before the market open on Monday 7 April, it’s down 33% year to date, 48% over a year, and 53% from its 52-week highs. Is it time for investors to consider buying shares in the commodities giant? Let’s discuss. Not my kind of stock Let me start by saying that Glencore isn’t the type of share I buy for my own portfolio. To me, commodity stocks are too unpredictable. Mining companies don’t have much control over their revenues and earnings. That’s because…
(Bloomberg) — China warned against panic in the face of Donald Trump’s tariff hikes, saying it has plenty of policy room to defend the economy but without ruling out negotiations with the US. Most Read from Bloomberg “The sky won’t fall even though the US abuse of tariffs will cause some impact on us,” the official People’s Daily said in a front-page editorial on Monday. “We must turn pressure into motivation.” China is honing a domestic message of resilience after retaliating against Trump’s sweeping tariff announcements last week by imposing levies on US goods. With no compromise in sight, the…
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Image source: Getty Images Even after the recent sell-off, the HSBC (LSE:HSBA) share price has been on a spectacular run over the last five years, climbing by over 70%. Considering it’s one of the largest banks in the world with a market-cap of £156bn, that’s a pretty impressive display. So much so that the stock’s now trading ahead of its 2008 peak for the first time. If HSBC continues this long-term upward trajectory and surpasses 960p, the bank will reach its highest-ever share price on record. And looking at the latest analyst forecasts, that might happen within the next 12…