Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

The Dow Jones couldn’t keep its promise to open at 27400, while the FTSE got a leg-up as sterling took another tumble.Instead of adding another 80 or so points, the Dow started the week...

European equity markets have gotten off to a quiet start this morning. The Chinese economy is cooling, and in the second-quarter, it grew by 6.2% on a yearly basis – meeting forecasts. The...

Last Friday’s big finish from the Dow Jones appears to have allowed the European indices to ignore a 27-year low GDP reading out of China – though the superpower’s data wasn’t...

With Fed rates about to fall, the stakes are rising for the big six U.S. lendersOnce again, we are about to enter a Low Interest Rate Policy world as the Fed and a host of other developed-world...

Stock market snapshot as of [12/7/2019 4:47 PM]Wall Street is holding in positive territory, affording a chance of a firm close to a busy week of risk events, which would support sentiment in another...

Stock markets in Europe are largely mixed today as some of the global bullish sentiment is still doing the rounds. Jerome Powell, the Fed chief, spoke in Washington DC on Wednesday and Thursday, and...

Lurking at 2-year plus lows, the last thing cable needs right now is an assessment of the UK economy. Well, sorry sterling, that’s exactly what you are getting this week!UKThe week actually...

With the second-quarter earnings season getting into full swing in the next couple of weeks, the nation’s largest banks are the first to show whether their earnings have been affected by signs...

Stocks are in the red heading into the close as dealers lock in profit from recent gains.Europe Expectations of lower rates from the Fed lifted stocks yesterday and this morning, and now we are seeing...

Seemingly taking heart from the Bank of England’s claim that there has been ‘some improvement in the preparedness of the UK economy for no-deal Brexit’, the pound rebounded on...

Stock markets in Europe are higher this morning as traders feel the Federal Reserve will lower rates in the wake of the update from Fed chief, Jerome Powell yesterday. The central banker said the Fed...

The FTSE has some new-found optimism this morning after yesterday’s Fed Chair Jay Powell’s testimony to Congress. His cautious comments about the effects of trade tensions and the strength...

Some reporting seasons are more exciting than others. That could be the case again this time around.Second-quarter earnings are likely to be muted, which is nothing new, as the impact of lower taxes...

With the likelihood of a July rate cut from the Fed upped by Wednesday’s double dose of dovishness via June’s meeting minutes and Jerome Powell’s testimony to Congress, the European...