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Miners drive rebound in European stocks

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.devdiscourse.com/article/business/1912897-miners-drive-rebound-in-european-stocks%3famp

Australia has announced the reopening of its borders to vaccinated tourists and other visa holders for the first time in almost two years

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-60284491

The daily gains didn't last long Michael Cowley must be shorting, this is money did say expect turbulence ahead

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/share-investing/article-10480549/STOCKS-WATCH-Did-Soho-House-founder-choose-wrong-city-float.html

UK fintech investment topped $37.3bn (£27.5bn) in 2021, a sevenfold increase compared to 2020, as dealmaking activity soared.

Britain has emerged as a hub for fintech investment post-Brexit, with over 600 M&A, private equity and venture capital deals finalised in 2021, up by 27 per cent compared to 2020. The investment total was boosted by a string of high value deals, with five of the ten largest fintech deals in the EMEA region completed in the UK, according to KPMG data.

“The UK is a world-leader in fintech, which is good for jobs and the economy,” a spokesperson for the Treasury told City A.M.. “We welcome these figures from KPMG that show how our work to create an environment that supports innovation and attracts investment is paying off.”

https://www.cityam.com/uk-fintech-investment-topped-37bn-in-2021/

Alien Metals reports positive results from iron ore and silver projects in Western Australia

https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/973227/alien-metals-reports-positive-results-from-iron-ore-and-silver-projects-in-western-australia-973227.html

Russell Galley, managing director at Halifax, said "it remains likely that the rate of house price growth will slow considerably over the next year" even as the limited supply of houses for sale will provide some support to prices.

Affordability was still at historically low levels as house price rises outstripped earnings growth, and younger buyers faced challenging deposit requirements, he said.

Compared with January last year, house prices were 9.7% higher than a year earlier, matching December's annual pace of increase, Halifax said.

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-house-prices-rise-slowest-pace-since-june-halifax-2022-02-07/

House price growth slowed in January – but average price still hits new record high
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Monthly house price growth fell to +0.3%, lowest rise since June 2021
Annual rate of growth remains steady at 9.7%

Average house price edges up to new record high of £276,759
Transaction volumes return towards pre-Covid levels

https://www.markiteconomics.com/Public/Home/PressRelease/778901eedf60460c87b86fd4b5b8d504

Feb 6 (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday that the reopening of the country's borders to international tourists may not be far away, adding that the parliament will debate the matter this week.

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Engine under Rolls-Royce's shares is spluttering
The engine under Rolls-Royce's shares is spluttering and last autumn's gains are all but wiped out.

New chairwoman Anita Frew is trying to reposition its board away from aviation after criticism from its biggest shareholder, Causeway Capital.

Now London hedge fund Sandbar Asset Management is betting against the shares.

The brainchild of former Millennium Capital stock-picker Michael Cowley, it has taken a £52million short position, the first disclosed short since Rolls secured £5billion in a cash call in 2020.

Sandbar is also shorting easyJet, Wizz Air and BA's owner IAG. Expect turbulence ahead.

https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/saving/article-10479739/amp/Banks-plotting-800-branch-closures.html

I believe Lloyds shares could rise as UK interest rates climb because banks tend to earn a large chunk of their income from the spread between their borrowing rates and their lending rates. The higher interest rates are, the larger the spread they can generate. This means higher rates are great news for Lloyds.

Lloyds shares have had a good run over the last 12 months, rising more than 50%. However, the valuation on the stock remains low. Currently, it has a forward-looking price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of just 8.1. That’s well below the average FTSE 100 P/E ratio. This leads me to believe there’s room for further upside here.

https://www.fool.co.uk/2022/02/02/2-ftse-100-stocks-that-could-explode-higher-as-uk-interest-rates-rise/

London's Heathrow Airport on Friday announced a recruitment drive to cater for a surge in holiday bookings, following the relaxation of Covid-19 travel rules.

The UK's busiest airport has been at the forefront of a travel industry campaign to unwind restrictions on foreign travel throughout the pandemic.

https://www.thenationalnews.com/travel/covid-19-travel/2022/02/04/heathrow-airport-gears-up-to-meet-394-surge-in-summer-holiday-bookings/

Rising interest rates are great news for big banks. It means that they can charge more for lending and make bigger profits — which is bad news for small banks.

The challenger banks, like Monzo and Starling, which have won over thousands of new customers with their nifty banking apps and coveted coloured banking cards, are still struggling to make big gains.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/watch-out-monzo-and-starling-rising-rates-could-help-the-big-banks-to-kill-you-off-lh65kdr6h

This morning, British Airways sent us the official press release with confirmation of what is happening. We thought it was worth covering again as it goes into more detail about what is happening.

https://www.headforpoints.com/2022/02/04/passenger-improvements-coming-to-british-airways/

The US economy added 467,000 jobs in January, massively above the 150,000 economists were expecting but down from the 510,000 jobs added in December.

LONDON, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Britain's construction sector grew at its fastest pace in six months in January as worries about the latest wave of COVID-19 cases ebbed and cost pressures further diminished, a survey showed on Friday.

The IHS Markit/CIPS UK Construction Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 56.3 - the highest reading since July last year - after touching a three-month low of 54.3 in December.

https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-construction-sector-sees-post-omicron-bounce-january-pmi-2022-02-04/

All eyes are now on the release later in the day of US jobs data, which is often used as a guide for possible Federal Reserve policy decisions

Share_Talk ™ (@Share_Talk) tweeted at 7:30 AM on Fri, Feb 04, 2022:
@AlienMetals (#UFO.L) Continued high-grade #ironore results from the Han**** iron ore project in the #Pilbara Region of Western #Australia.
https://t.co/rzuKqW6qOQ via @share_talk https://t.co/XzqqwBdKso
(https://twitter.com/Share_Talk/status/1489501657302016002?t=fthhYQJM9Ic3bEx_mg6hJA&s=03)