Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

There are sparks of hope about the US-China trade deal phase one. The negotiation chiefs on both sides held phone calls early Tuesday after which Chinese VIce Premier Liu He made comments about having...

NewsAugmentun Fintech has delayed its results pending the launch of Zopa as a bank. The company’s holding in Zopa was valued at £21.9m at March 2019, some 17% of NAV. Excluding Zopa a...

A couple of polls showing a narrowing in the lead for the Conservatives over Labour has seen a little bit of downward pressure in the pound, as sellers step back in. The shift in the polls is far from...

Stock markets in Europe are largely showing modest losses as the US-China trade story ticks along. The updates from both sides yesterday seemed to show that progress has been made. Today, a phone call...

As European investors show the most buying interest in UK shares for years, here are the stocks with the best—and worst—chances of strong gains, according to technical...

China’s Global Times is reporting that a “broad consensus” has been reached around a Phase One trade deal between the US and China, though the precise scale of the tariffs...

European stock markets are posting decent gains at the start of the week as trade sensitive investors continue to react to the flurry of headlines.It seems there's now cause for optimism again after...

It’s been a bright start to the new week for the stock market here in London and also the pound, with both moving higher in early trade.The FTSE 100 has added 50 points to trade back near the...

The FTSE open up 0.68% this morning, with NMC Health and Evraz among the risers. Burberry was also up again going into the Xmas shopping period and with some positive sentiment accruing from the Hong...

1. Germany IFO business climate (Nov) – 25/11 The US-China trade spat has taken its toll on the global economy. Manufacturing is inter-connected globally, so the ripple-out effect has hurt...

The FTSE 100 is marginally up this morning att 0.85%. The index is being led by Glencore (LON:GLEN) and Spirax-Sarco Engineering, both up over 2% on the morning. Other gainers include Monzi, Bunzl ...

A growing number of analysts, ourselves included, have long waited for a correction in the stock markets. But the wait must continue as conflicting signals regarding the US-China trade deal prevents...

Recent moves in stock markets seem to be almost solely driven by the latest developments in US-Sino talks with equities getting a lift this morning after another headline crossed the wires....