Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Market update at 11:53 GMT: European stocks were sharply lower along with US index futures ahead of a busy few days. Sentiment has turned cautious as we near towards a US tariff deadline on Sunday...

ChartIn case we are all a little weary of politics this chart gave me some hope. People are buying equities again News Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) to cut 1,500 jobs (confirmation we are in...

It’s a sea of red across European stock markets this morning and the FTSE has declined more than 1.2%. Concerns about global trade played a part but in the UK weak GDP numbers added an...

Stock markets appear to be in a holding pattern ahead of this week’s key event risk, with the latest Federal Reserve rate meeting set to get underway later today, as markets in Europe opened...

The FTSE has started the week in defensive territory, shrugging off the stronger close on Wall Street brought on by positive US job market numbers. An eclectic mix of FTSE fallers was lead by Phoenix...

News Tatton Asset Management PLC (LON:TAMT) establishes an EBT which will be making market purchases of shares. The shares are up 30% in the last 2 months. Secure Trust Bank Plc (LON:STBS) CFO is...

EuropeEquity markets are showing solid gains thanks to the impressive jobs report in the US. The headline non-farm payrolls update showed that 266,000 jobs were added last month, which smashed the...

Continued cautious optimism in relation to the US-China trade situation has lifted European stocks. Yesterday we heard from President Trump that negotiations were ‘moving right along’. We...

Stocks Higher Ahead of US JobsWe’re off to a decent start in Europe as traders await the ever-highly anticipated jobs report from the US. his week has seen attention shift a little from a phase...

Berkeley Group (LON:BKGH) posted underwhelming first-half figures today as it seems the boom times in terms of profits are over in the housing market.Revenue in the six month period dropped by 43.7%,...

The DAX has already corrected in three wave (a),(b),(c) but the decline is not complete. The previous rally was large so the corrective wave should be in proportion. Plus other stock markets are not...

Equity markets underwent a bit of a turnaround yesterday on reports that, despite the heating up of rhetoric over politics and trade in the first part of this week, the US and China are moving closer...

Augmentum Fintech (LON:AUGM) – H1 Results Share Price 107p Mkt Cap £125m Conflict Disclosure: No Holding News Yesterday Zopa raised £140m at a 47% discount to it previous valuation...

Politics, more politics and then some technical buying have helped the pound hit the highest level in seven months against both the dollar and the euro. The dollar has been under pressure for several...