Utilities
UK energy bill cap expected to rise to around £2,800 — regulator
Momo Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images The head of Britain’s energy regulator on Tuesday said a price cap on the most widely used consumer energy tariffs was expected to reach £2,800 ($3,499.16) in October, leaving households facing even higher bills than some predictions. “We are only part-way through the price cap window but we […]
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As the dollar jumps to two-year highs, the ‘Fast Money’ traders deliver winners and losers
Wall Street may be underestimating the dollar’s jump to two year highs. “With each passing day the dollar goes higher. That creates more of a headwind for the multinationals in the market in general,” “Fast Money” trader Guy Adami said on Tuesday. “A stronger dollar, as counterintuitive as it may be, is not good for […]
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‘Bear market rally’ is setting stage for a correction, Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson warns
A major Wall Street firm is on correction watch. Despite the latest market bounce, Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson is bracing for an S&P 500 decline of at least 13% between now and September. Wilson cited technical headwinds on CNBC’s “Fast Money” on Monday. “It does have all the hallmarks of what I would call a […]
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Millions of Brits plunged into fuel poverty on Friday as household energy bills surge
A protester holds a ‘Save Us From The Energy Crisis’ placard during a rally in London. British households face soaring energy bills from April 1 as the country’s energy price cap rises by 54%. Vuk Valcic | Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images The number of English households in fuel poverty will double to […]
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Recession fears tied to Treasury yields are overblown, Canaccord’s Tony Dwyer suggests
Wall Street may be overestimating recession risks. While investors focus on an unnerving inversion between the five-year and 30-year Treasury Note yields, Canaccord Genuity’s Tony Dwyer is concentrating on optimistic activity in another part of the bond market. According to Dwyer, the three-month versus five-year yield shows a healthier picture of the U.S. economy because […]
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