Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

UK mid-cap outlook remains challenging as investors sharpen focusAll three UK mid-cap stocks reporting results on Wednesday were rewarded with gains, bolstering hopes that laggards could rebound in...

With the Dow Jones losing around 200 points by the end of Tuesday’s trading, the European markets were once again subdued on Wednesday morning, continuing to bide their time until the...

The FTSE and other European indices are slightly lower, affected by comments from the Federal Reserve, rising tensions over Iran and no signs of a resolution to the Sino-US trade conflict. The...

Stagecoach Group (LON:SGC) posted a respectable set of full-year figures as profit before-tax increased by 3.58%, while revenue dropped by 33%. The regional bus division and the London bus operation...

US markets got a wakeup call from Fed officials yesterday after Fed chair Jay Powell reasserted the US central banks independence, as well as saying the Fed was in a no hurry to cut interest rates. He...

Stock market snapshot as of [25/6/2019 3:01 PM] Partly a holding pattern, partly a surreptitious drift to safety is a fair way to characterise the market mood as global tensions simmer ahead of the...

US index futures are suggesting a close on flat start to the day’s trade for equities, although with a flurry of Federal Reserve policymakers due to give speeches throughout the session,...

Like a lot of other retailers, suffering a similar plight the Carpetright (LON:CPRC) share price has been in freefall for some time now, joining the ranks of household names like Mothercare, House of...

US index futures are pointing towards a little changed start to the week’s trade. Rhetoric between Washington and Beijing continues to mount ahead of the G20 summit at the end of the week. Some...

European markets are cautiously optimistic, with the FTSE trading 0.15% higher ahead of the G20 gathering of Presidents and Prime Ministers later this week, which will bring the China-US trade dispute...

While US markets appear content to continue to push higher, after last week’s record highs, markets elsewhere seem slightly less sticky, with markets in Asia much more subdued and cautious...

Historically, Federal Reserve rate cuts that have not been followed by a recession, often dubbed insurance rate cuts, have turned out positively for equity markets.As the chart from HSBC shows,...

A data-light session in Asia saw volatility remain low, with the largest movers in FX being technically driven retracements against last week’s price action. AUD is currently the strongest major...

Stock market snapshot as of [21/6/2019 2:24 PM]Overtones of the trade conflict are, like the unseasonably wet weather in much of Europe right now, difficult to avoid and likely to put a dampener on...