The Latest Breaking News from Susannah Streeter

Lack of tech companies leaves UK floundering against Wall Street, where S&P 500 has jumped 25%

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as house prices defy fears of a crash, on the final trading day of 2023

Rate tops level last seen after Liz Truss mini-budget as fears of global inflation and US political instability spook markets

Brent crude oil surpassed $97 per barrel on Thursday, edging toward the 100 dollar mark which was last hit more than a year ago

OIL prices jumped to near year highs today, prompting talk that inflation could return and already hard-pressed motorists could be squeezed yet further.

Shares in UK chip designer are making a successful debut on the US stock market today, while UK blue-chip stocks post their best day since last November

Its gibberish Japanese logos were cool in the Noughties, but now Superdry is tanking. Can its tenacious, tech-phobic founder save the brand? Hattie Crisell finds out

Moscow criticised as concern grows about impact of climbing agricultural commodity prices on poorer countries

Inflation is finally cooling in the US. But has the Federal Reserve really reached the end of its rate hikes? And what does that mean for other central banks? We speak to Susannah Streeter, Head of Money and Markets at Hargreaves Lansdown. She says the Federal Reserve is widely expected…

Retailer’s fortunes bounce back after expansion abroad and pivot towards electronics and premium food ranges

Stock markets fail to be reassured by Joe Biden’s intervention, as SVB failure is followed by Signature