Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

EuropeThe FTSE 100 is suffering on account of the rally in the pound. Sterling has gained considerable ground against the US dollar and euro, and the British equity benchmark is paying the price for...

GBP/USD Above 1.40 After Encouraging UK Employment DataIt’s been a relatively busy start to trading on Wednesday, with data from the UK and eurozone dominating so far and giving investors there...

Sterling has continued its move higher this morning with the GBP/USD rate breaking above the 1.41 handle shortly after the release of another solid set of employment data from the UK. The FTSE 100 is...

The number of people in employment unexpectedly jumped in the three months to November, as did wages excluding bonuses. Official data has given pound traders reason to cheer as the UK economy...

Dollar watch continues It's too early to stand down the dollar watch. The greenback keeps finding new ways to plumb multi-month lows. Economic readings and robust corporate earnings from major...

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) soars 10% sending Nasdaq and S&P to fresh closing highsThe S&P 500 and the Nasdaq once more shot to fresh record closing highs overnight, mainly thanks to 10% gains from...

EuropeEquity markets are mixed again in Europe as there is no clear sentiment across the continent. The DAX hit a new all-time high this morning, but the market has been drifting lower since. EasyJet...

Political progress continued to dominate trading this Wednesday, though the news that the US government shutdown was at a (temporary) end did little for the dollar or Dow Jones. The greenback gave up...

The pound added to recent gains on Monday, briefly trading above the 1.40 level against the US dollar for the first time since the day after the Brexit vote some 19 months ago. The FTSE 100 is higher...

FTSE Bounces After US Highs As US Shut Down EndsAs was broadly expected, the FTSE bounced on the open this morning, following a record session in the US overnight. The Dow surged over 140 points,...

We remain optimistic on China, with an above-consensus GDP forecast. This is based on global economics and China’s ability to harvest demand.Domestically, China is unbalanced but on a global...

It was all about the DAX this Tuesday, with the German index breaking records from the moment the bell rang.It’s taken a while for the DAX to join in with the all-time high hitting performances...

US indices hit fresh record highs as US government shutdown endsUS law makers broke their deadlock to end the three-day government shut down on Monday, pushing US equity indices to fresh records. All...

US markets took another leg higher yesterday in the wake of the announcement that the US government shutdown that started at the weekend wouldn’t be lasting very long, which in turn means that...