Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Asian markets may have been buoyed by further signs of progress in the US-China trade talks, but the positive sentiment hasn’t been shared on Wall Street. Futures suggest we’ll see a...

FTSE drops on company news Despite the fairly positive global trading environment, lower-than-expected profits and plant closures in the UK are putting the FTSE under pressure this morning. In...

In a low volume start to the week markets in Europe had a mixed start to the week yesterday, as in the absence of US markets there was little in the way of drivers, positive or negative to push them...

Last month, when McDonald’s (NYSE:MCD) reported, Q4 2018 earnings, they showed 4.4% growth in overall same-store sales, beating the 4% average of analysts’ estimates. Achieved during a...

DAX Xetra (cash index)Other equity markets have been busy breaking out, however despite the huge bull candle on Friday, the DAX remains in the confines of what is now a four week range. A huge bullish...

The European indices continued to drift lower on Monday, despite the world markets as a whole hitting a 2019 high. Ducking under 7220, the FTSE fell 0.3%, the index responding to losses in its...

European markets continued their run of gains last week, with the FTSE 100 hitting its highest levels since October, despite rising evidence of a deteriorating economic outlook. These worries about...

Despite oil hitting a 3-month high, and the lingering tang of trade talks optimism, the markets weren’t too keen to get back to work on Monday. The FTSE was the laziest of the European indices,...

The mood for US equities has darkened noticeably in the last 24 hours. Yesterday’s shock retail sales figure rattled Wall Street and the tone certainly hasn’t improved since then, with...

Stock markets are a mixed bag this morning in the wake of the sell-off in Asia overnight. The disappointing US retail sales numbers yesterday rattled Asian investors as the announcement suggests the...

DAX Xetra (cash index)Yesterday’s rally failure adds to concerns that the state of the recovery on the DAX is still highly questionable. A big key one day reversal (bearish engulfing...

Proving that it is perhaps also misguided to put your hopes in Donald Trump, the European markets were sleepy on Friday following a tumultuous night of US politics. Giving with one hand but taking...

RBS (LON:RBS) posted solid full-year figures. Operating profit before tax was £3.35 billion. Operating profit before tax for the fourth-quarter was £572 million, which topped the estimate...

The optimism on Wall Street seems to be running thin on the ground, despite reports emerging that Donald Trump is considering pushing back the March 2nd tariff increases on Chinese imports by as much...