Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

M&A chatter plus a weaker pound sent the FTSE soaring on Wednesday. The FTSE rallied to a 5-week high with London Stock Exchange Group (LON:LSE) leading the charge following a bid from Hong Kong...

The FTSE 100 is trading higher by almost 1% this morning as the leading UK stock benchmark attempts to catch up with its peers across the Channel and the Atlantic. The index has failed to join in the...

Equities in Europe are higher today as traders look ahead to tomorrow’s European Central Bank (ECB) update, and Beijing’s decision to soften its stance on the US has helped sentiment too....

EuropeThe FTSE 100 has been held back by the impressive rally in sterling. The firm pound is hurting the index, and big international companies like Diageo (LON:DGE), AstraZeneca (LON:AZN),...

This morning, Dow futures began rising, on the perceived easing of global tensions. With the U.S.-China tariff war seemingly at a standoff, the mother-of-all geopolitical risks continues to loom...

The ISM Manufacturing Index, one of the most-watched indicators of future economic growth, dropped below 50 in August. The last time this happened was exactly three years ago.The underlying data shows...

Europe’s benchmark index will almost certainly keep swinging sharply for the foreseeable future, as signs of resilience are repeatedly undermined by interminable trade brickbats.For now, EU...

The FTSE ignored Wall Street’s higher finish overnight and tumbled lower in early trade at the start of the bank holiday shortened week. Whilst Wall Street and Asia rallied on the trade war hope...

EuropeIt was a choppy session in Europe as the announcement of tariffs on US goods by China caught traders by surprise, and the update from Jerome Powell helped counteract the losses that incurred in...

Though the CME Group’s FedWatch tool continues to have the chances of a September rate cut at 98.1%, July’s meeting minutes gave investors cause for pause.It appears that the Federal...

The probability that Britain will crash out of the European Union on October 31st, without settling its future relationship with its current continental partners, continues to increase. Otherwise...

Italian stocks were back in focus as the spotlight returns to Italian politics. The Italian FTSE MIB lagged its European peers, dropping over 1% across the morning, whilst Italian bonds also sold off...

Persimmon’s cool down continues as the group revealed a mixed set of first-half numbers. Despite reports that house prices are falling in some pockets of the country, Persimmon’s average...