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London open: Stocks rise on positive Asian cues but housebuilders buck trend London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday, taking their cue from a positive session in Asia, although trade war fears were expected to continue to weigh on investors’ minds. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.9% to 7,672.26, while the […]

Life is complicated enough, so RateSetter aims to make investing as simple and easy as possible. This means that investors simply choose: how much to invest, from £10 upwards the level of access required, from easy access to longer term investments. Find out more about access here.   RateSetter takes care of assessing loan applicants, matching investments […]

London open: Stocks slide as profit warnings, US-China tensions weigh London stocks fell in early trade on Tuesday as escalating tensions between the US and China and profit warnings soured sentiment. The FTSE 100 was down 0.9% to 7,560.48, while the pound was 0.3% lower against the dollar at 1.3206 and 0.1% firmer versus the […]

London open: Stocks nudge up but trade war fears cap gains London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, but worries about a trade war and the political situation in Germany kept a cap on gains. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% to 7,640.02, while the pound was down 0.3% against the […]

London open: Stocks tick up as Trump approves China tariffs; Rolls and Tesco rise London stocks ticked up in early trade on Friday as investors digested the latest developments between the US and China, with Rolls-Royce and Tesco both higher on the back of well-received updates. At 0835 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.1% […]

London open: Stocks fall as investors digest hawkish Fed; ECB eyed London stocks fell in early trade on Thursday, taking their cue from downbeat US and Asian sessions following a hawkish update from the Federal Reserve, as investors looked ahead to the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank. At 0830 BST, the FTSE […]

London open: Stocks nudge down ahead of inflation figures, Fed announcement London stocks slipped in early trade on Wednesday as investors erred on the side of caution ahead of the latest UK inflation data and a policy announcement from the Federal Reserve. At 0845 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.3% lower at 7,680.42, while the […]

Unlike savings, which are largely covered by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, investments carry risk.  In return for this risk, people can access better returns. Peer-to-peer lending is an investment in which you lend money to borrowers via a specialist online platform. RateSetter is one of the most established platforms in this sector, having lent […]

Peer-to-peer lending platforms allow investors to lend money directly to borrowers, cutting out the banks. A bank’s primary purpose is to keep people’s savings safe, but this comes at a cost in the form of very low returns.  In contrast, the purpose of peer-to-peer lenders is to help investors access healthy returns, which does not […]

London open: Stocks muted as investors mull Trump-Kim meeting; jobs data eyed London stocks were muted in early trade on Tuesday despite a seemingly successful US-North Korea summit in Singapore, as investors awaited the release of key UK jobs data. At 0840 BST, the FTSE 100 was up just 0.1% at 7,742.41, while the pound […]