Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

European markets finished yesterday in a somewhat mixed fashion, the FTSE100 closing higher for the sixth day in succession, while the DAX underperformed despite posting a two-month high. We have seen...

EuropeIt’s been a day of two halves for European equity markets today with the German DAX making a two month high, at around the same time the euro made a two month low, before retreating on the...

Dollar hits 14-week high Investor rotation into bonds creates resistance at 3 percent level, pressuring stocks Policy easing halts Chinese stock decline Google falls despite strong earnings...

The FTSE extended gains from the previous session in early trade, supported by a positive session in Asia overnight and Wall Street clawing back steep initial losses. The Dow closed 14 points lower,...

EURUSD Big bearish opening long black marubozo that closed below the old reverse h+s neckline (currently 1.2232)…this is now resistance… and right on the medium ma (currently 1.2212)...

Though it took a while for the index to get there, the FTSE ended Monday in high spirits, and has carried that positivity over into Tuesday morning.Climbing another 0.4% the FTSE now sits at a fresh...

Flash PMI unchanged in April, signals slowest expansion since start of 2017 Surveys still indicative of solid c0.6% GDP growth Softer rises in new orders and export sales, plus lower optimism,...

EuropeIt’s been a fairly lacklustre start to the week for markets in Europe today, though the weak pound has helped the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 push up to their highest levels since early...

This Thursday the European Central Bank will update monetary policy: we expect that interest rates will not change. The ECB will say it needs to wait again in its slow move to normalise money without...

EURUSD We only just missed out on a weekly key reversal down after thursday’s daily key reversal down…however…we do have a second consecutive close below the recent 50% fib at...

An exceptionally hot spell of spring weather has brought out the beachwear and disagreements on the MPC.Phew! January 2017 marked the end of the two-year ‘consumer sweet spot’ whereby wage...

A weaker pound lifted the FTSE on the open and the index managed to hold onto this gains across the session, despite weakness from Reckitt Benckiser (LON:RB) following weaker than forecast revenue and...

Geopolitical Tensions Ease; Attention On Stock Performance and Central BanksAn easing of geopolitical tensions is once again boosting sentiment as the new week begins pointing European bourses in the...

The recovery in European markets continued last week the fourth successive weekly gain and while the FTSE100 closed on its highs, there were some signs that markets in Europe were starting to look a...