After a rollercoaster year on the stock market, The Mail on Sunday’s City team reveal which shares they will be following in 2021 – and assess whether their hunches from 12 months ago delivered the goods… or got hammered by the Covid lockdowns. Hamish McRae has picked Rio Tinto, the Anglo-Australian mining and minerals giant … Read more
In these strangest of times it shouldn’t come as a surprise that one of the biggest investment winners has nothing to do with real money. It is ‘cryptocurrency’ Bitcoin. But investment experts are divided over whether its recent surge in price can be sustained. While some, such as asset manager Ruffer, have embraced it within … Read more
Bitcoin? ‘It’s God’s way of telling us there’s too much money’, says expert as gold remains safe haven of choice Gold finished last year at £1,382 a troy ounce, 19% higher than it started 2020 Experts forecast its price will rise this year as interest rates remain at record lows Purchases will be driven in part … Read more
After the year that we have just had, everyone is hoping and praying for better times ahead. Coronavirus has cast a shadow over all our lives – its reach broader and deeper than anyone would have expected. Looking ahead, however, there are real reasons for optimism. A Brexit deal has been done, vaccinations are being … Read more
It’s safe to say nobody could have prepared for what has happened over the past 12 months, in terms of managing their finances, but also their life in general. Thousands have lost their jobs, millions were furloughed, and sadly many have lost their lives due to the pandemic. Throw into the mix the instability caused … Read more
After a bad year, many investors will be hoping for better luck in 2021. Will the rollout of a Covid vaccine trigger an economic recovery and a rebound in share prices, or is there more trouble to come on the stock markets? Here, three City experts give their tips for the year. Each has given … Read more
Boris Johnson: The Prime Minister has cancelled Christmas in a grim end to 2020 The grim end to this pandemic year should not cast a pall over investment hopes for 2021. Financial experts are upbeat about prospects for the UK, though the recovery might not kick in until the late spring or summer when enough … Read more
Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, which is likely to be approved by Parliament today, ends more than four years of political uncertainty for the UK and EU. It commits both sides to maintaining free trade across the Channel. And while its full impact won’t be known for years, almost all forecasts agree the deal is good … Read more
The departure of Donald Trump from the White House will mean one less disruptive force on world markets, as his Tweets lose the power to upend them almost daily. His successor, Joe Biden, is expected to provide much steadier leadership as a Covid-19 vaccine is rolled out and countries look to rebuild their economies and … Read more
Bitcoin on track for its longest monthly winning streak in more than a year as price edges closer to $30,000 Bitcoin rose to an all-time high above $28,000 over the Christmas weekend It is on track for its longest monthly winning streak since the middle of 2019 The price of bitcoin has more than tripled … Read more