Introduction: FTSE 100 could hit 9,000 points today
Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of business in financial markets and the world’s economy.
Britain’s stock market was able to enter an unchangled today.
Once the record high 8.999 points yesterday in Ftse C It’s on track to rise over 9,000-point sign at first today.
2025 is already a strong year for the footsie, which gained 10% with the beginning of this year.
The tree in London did not help from any investors looking at the diversify their holdings outside US market, due to take care of the Donald Trump’s policymaking.
Growing confidence that trump will be back and agree trade deals (and taco trade) Has also helped markets for the President Tarizd U-again in April.
In Ftse C Even the benefit of the recent weakness of the scale, which tends to the value of multinational companies with overseas earnings. More nervous traders will be found to be defensive stocks attractive.
The UK’s trade deal with the US also Bolster confidence in the British companies at a time when Europe is threatened with 30% Tariff from April.
I’m Bell Investment analytical The coatsworth The UK says triumphant, exponent:
It only has it got a compage of a (limited) trade deal on the bag, but its stock market shown to muscle in the wake of the football worries. His plethora of the defensive industries and won the investors with again, with interests, cares and grocers between the top of the flies in FTSE C.
“In the UK stock market is a cup of tea and biscuit in uncertain world. There’s nothing to think offer, as a specified names that make up the UK and the system in the course of 2025”
The futures market indicates to Ftse C to open higher, over and 9,000-point signal.
Against European trend, FTSE c got yesterday in the rate cut optimism, led by the rally with some mining stocks. Wall Street Wall, thanks to Trump’s irrational tarmibile war – door calls FTSE about 13 points to 4436 at 5.36am
– David Buik (@ Truemagic68) July 15, 2025
Agendarum
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9.30am BST: Chancellor Rachel Rachel Raeves to report ‘Leed’ reforms of Financial Services
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10am BST and EFRA Committee will Question Tamese Aqua’s O Adrian Montacue, Chris Weston, and Jan Pearson
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10am BST: Zew de Eurozone Economic Feel
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10.15am BST: Official Budget Responsibility for Budget Budget Budget Before the Treasure Committee
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1.30pm BST: US inflation report to June
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2:30 pm BST: The business and committee holding with regulators, between FCA and ofwat
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Tonight: Manysion House prayers
The key is at least
Thames water has damage the last year despite the rise in income to customers were hit by higher bills.
The company has reported a £ 201m increase in the underlying income to £ 2.603bn.
Tamesesis Explain:
This increase is driven primarily by the rise in charges of water and wastewater services, by our permit regulating income. Our 2024/25 allowed revenue reflects a truck prices index including the owner could, housing costs (cp) increase the rate of 4.2%, regulator% to water and + 4.1% to the wastewater.
This increases the part offset by the historic wholesale and retail exit delivery stimulus (hate) penalties that have two years of acceptable fluent in return
Tamesim Water CEO: turnaround will take at least a decade
Tamases Water’s CEO has been admitted to it will take “at least a decade” to turn on the company around.
Annual annual report: Chris Weston Taming “in operational performance operational performance” in 2024-25, despite “ongoing challenging financial situation.”
Weston Adding:
“We invested a record £ 8.5 billion in infrastructure between 2020 and 2025. We enter a new regulatory period 2025-2030 In the better place, how we entered the 2020-25 time with the leakage in the lowest river in the tideway to the network in the Network River in Netweway Tues in 95%.
We recognize that our current gearing is very high and to address this, we are progressing with the older creditors, plan to recapitalize the task and see us at a stable financial foundation. This will come with a requirement of the re-set to regulatory landscape and acknowledge it will take at least a decade to turn tames around. “
This is a chart from Thames’s Annual Report, showing its financial performance in the year to 31 March 2025.
Tamlesim water reports £ 1.6bn damage
Newsflash: Conquiry Company Tamases water Reported loss over £ 1.6bn damage for last year-hours before its top executives are out of being grilled by MPs.
Thames’s Annual Report, just released, it made a total loss of £ 1.647bn million in the 2024/25 financial year, down from £ 157 million profit tax in 2023/24.
Thames the blame of this whacking damage in a range of exceptional cost “, including many imposed by regulating and costs associated with their restructuring plan to take a company attempt to avoid collapse.
The annual report Cite:
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£ 1,271 million of expected credit damage prescribed recognized against Intercompany Loan receptable of Twul’s automatically parent Company, Tamisia water utilities are limited. This balance has been fully provided as you are deemed recoverable
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£ 285 million exceptional financing costs, including consent fees to restructuring plan
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£ 122 million of provisions raised for many as a result ofwat investigations
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£ 65 million fees to counselors supporting in equity raised processor and balance sheet restructuring processing
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£ 33 million of turnaround and transformation cost
Even if all the costs, Thames was the underlying loss before tax £ 6m, below the profit of £ 204m in 2023/24.
Thames the Chairman O Adrian MontacueIt says progress has been made to wear tamise water in more steady platform.
We stay out of sight and market-led solution in the best interests of our customers, UK taxpayer and customers, and what is the will of the people that they’re moving forward with our recapitalization and operational turnaround with our recapitalization and operational turnaround. This is not easy path to this and yet the significant challenges, but they’re moving in the right direction.
Despite a huge scrutiny, we are under, our teams are not focused on business priorities and delivery of our essential services.
Montacue will be quizzed by Parliament’s EFRA Committee today, along with CEO Chris Weston the non-executive director IAN Pearson.
Introduction: FTSE 100 could hit 9,000 points today
Hello and welcome to our rolling coverage of business in financial markets and the world’s economy.
Britain’s stock market was able to enter an unchangled today.
Once the record high 8.999 points yesterday in Ftse C It’s on track to rise over 9,000-point sign at first today.
2025 is already a strong year for the footsie, which gained 10% with the beginning of this year.
The tree in London did not help from any investors looking at the diversify their holdings outside US market, due to take care of the Donald Trump’s policymaking.
Growing confidence that trump will be back and agree trade deals (and taco trade) Has also helped markets for the President Tarizd U-again in April.
In Ftse C Even the benefit of the recent weakness of the scale, which tends to the value of multinational companies with overseas earnings. More nervous traders will be found to be defensive stocks attractive.
The UK’s trade deal with the US also Bolster confidence in the British companies at a time when Europe is threatened with 30% Tariff from April.
I’m Bell Investment analytical The coatsworth The UK says triumphant, exponent:
It only has it got a compage of a (limited) trade deal on the bag, but its stock market shown to muscle in the wake of the football worries. His plethora of the defensive industries and won the investors with again, with interests, cares and grocers between the top of the flies in FTSE C.
“In the UK stock market is a cup of tea and biscuit in uncertain world. There’s nothing to think offer, as a specified names that make up the UK and the system in the course of 2025”
The futures market indicates that Ftse C to open higher, over and 9,000-point signal.
Against European trend, FTSE c got yesterday in the rate cut optimism, led by the rally with some mining stocks. Wall Street Wall, thanks to Trump’s irrational tarmibile war – door calls FTSE about 13 points to 4436 at 5.36am
– David Buik (@ Truemagic68) July 15, 2025
Agendarum
-
9.30am BST: Chancellor Rachel Rachel Raeves to report ‘Leed’ reforms of Financial Services
-
10am BST and EFRA Committee will Question Tamese Aqua’s O Adrian Montacue, Chris Weston, and Jan Pearson
-
10am BST: Zew de Eurozone Economic Feel
-
10.15am BST: Official Budget Responsibility for Budget Budget Budget Before the Treasure Committee
-
1.30pm BST: US inflation report to June
-
2:30 pm BST: The business and committee holding with regulators, between FCA and ofwat
-
Tonight: Manysion House prayers