ETFs Analysis & Opinion

Strong tanker marketThe fortuitous timing of last year’s Braemar (L:BRMS) merger with ACM has been reinforced by the strong recovery in the oil tanker market, which has contributed materially to...

Eservglobal Ltd (AX:ESV): Core business contract delaysDelays in signing new contracts in the core business drive a downward revision to revenue guidance for FY15; this combined with cost overruns on...

Resumption of growthSaab (L:0GWL) appears to have reached an inflection point. Sales have been relatively static since 2008, but a progressively increasing order backlog now seems likely to start...

FDA approves Yondelis in soft tissue sarcomaThe US FDA has approved Zeltia’s Yondelis (trabectedin) for the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas (STS) liposarcoma and leiomyosarcoma. This is...

Progress against challenging backdropHydrodec (L:HYR) has made progress on executing its strategy despite challenging markets and equipment performance issues that have delayed the ramp-up of full...

Market OverviewAfter undergoing some price deceleration as it approached the key level of 2040, (thereby suggesting that overhead resistance was having some effect) SPX was given the catalyst it...

SPX: Long-term trend -Bull Market?Intermediate trend –SPX is in the midst of an intermediate correction (at least). Analysis of the short-term trendis done on a daily basis with the help of...

The gold miners (Market Vectors Gold Miners (NYSE:GDX)) have rallied ~15% in the last three trading sessions and as measured by percent above its upper Bollinger® Band, GDX is just about as...

SPX: Long-term trend -Bull Market?Intermediate trend – S&P 500 is in the midst of an intermediate correction (at least). Analysis of the short-term trendis done on a daily basis with the...

“…I expect that inflation will return to 2 percent over the next few years as the temporary factors that are currently weighing on inflation wane, provided that economic growth continues...

Equity markets have been beset by significant volatility in recent weeks. The huge sell-off of mid-August lasted a couple of weeks but the ensuing recovery since has been extremely difficult to call...

US stocks finally join the selling pressure that has plagued rest of the world Stock markets around the world, together with industrial commodities and emerging market currencies, felt the full force...

Expectation of further monetary easing in China after disappointing trade data is lifting US stocks ahead of the open on Monday. Speeches from Fed members Stanley Fischer and Dennis Lockhart following...

US stocks are setting up for a mixed open on Monday, a sign of caution in the face of heavy selling taking place in China blended with a focus on the latest Federal Reserve policy meeting and company...