Original Broadcast: Share Radio Afternoon
BT shares slumped as the telecoms giant warned again on profits following the Italian accounting scandal, Easyjet results softer on weak pound but strong Christmas sales for Dixons Carphone and posh tonic water company Fever-Tree bubbles along. All the big company news of the day with Financial Times deputy companies editor Daniel Thomas and Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher.
Guests: Daniel Thomas
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The Supreme Court's Brexit ruling wasn't a major surprise so why has the pound fallen? BT shares plummeted, US officially exits TPP and will the UK hit its deficit target? Rachel Winter, Senior Investment Manager at Killik & Co, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher to discuss the top economic stories of the day.
Guests: Rachel Winter
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Afternoon
Donald Trump's inauguration has hit the dollar but helped the sterling up to its best level since before Christmas, while ratings agency S&P has predicted the European Central Bank will extend its quantitative easing programme into 2018. And optimism among financial services firms is at its lowest ebb since the crisis - but it's not just Brexit. Alastair McCaig, director of investment management at Fernwealth, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher to discuss these and more of the big economic news of the day.
Guests: Alastair McCaig
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UK retail sales slumped with the worst figures in more than five years, could Trump put through his fiscal stimulus plans and how is the market pricing Sterling - is it likely to fall further? Mike Bell, global markets strategist at JP Morgan, talks through the top economy stories of today with Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher.
Guests: Mike Bell
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Afternoon
All the big economic stories of the day including: The European Central Bank leaving rates at zero percent, market reaction to US Fed chair Janet Yellen's warning of a 'nasty surprise' if the US waits too long to raise its rates, and the Bank of Cyprus listing - is this the latest vote of confidence for London as a financial hub? Richard Jeffrey is chief economist at Cazenove Capital Management and joined Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowser to talk through this and more.
Guests: Richard Jeffrey
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MPs had their first chance to challenge Mrs May's Brexit plans directly in Prime Minister's questions today. John Ashmore, chief reporter for Politics Home, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher.
Guests: John Ashmore
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Afternoon
Sterling continues to suffer, HSBC will move staff to Paris following Brexit, Mr Kipling's parent company and publisher Pearson warns on profits while Wetherspoons results improve. These and more as Chris Justham from Seven Investment Management joined Ed Bowsher, Share Radio's senior analyst to cover the day's top stories.
Guests: Chris Justham
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Jeremy Stretch, Head of G10 FX Strategy, CIBC, joined Share Radio to talk about today's macro stories: sterling volatility reached its highest level since October, ahead of May's Brexit speech on Tuesday, and the FTSE set another record high. We discussed Chinese 2016 falling by 7.7 percent, and whether Trump's proposed tax cuts could threaten America’s triple-A rating. Finally a view on ministers proposing new corporate criminal laws and Spanish inflation jumping to 1.4 percent.
Guests: Jeremy Stretch
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Afternoon
Nandini Ramkrishnan, Global Market Strategist at JP Morgan, joined Share Radio Afternoon to discuss the markets reaction to Trump's Press conference, his first as President-elect. She talked on the FTSE being down after a 12 days of gains, the longest ever winning streak for the index, Carney's view that Brexit is no longer the main risk to UK’s stability, and German GDP growth accelerating to a five-year high of 1.9 percent.
Guests: Nandini Ramakrishnan
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Original Broadcast: Share Radio Afternoon
FTSE's strength continues while the pound falls on the back of new UK trade figures, Sainsbury's reports Christmas growth and what will the market expect following Trump's first press conference since his election? That and more as Share Radio's Ed Bowsher speaks with Ben Kumar, Investment Manager at Seven Investment Management.
Guests: Ben Kumar
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