Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Equity markets have wobbled a little after initially extending their gains in reaction to the dovish FOMC meeting minutes last night. Stock markets participants have been left a bit disappointed with...

Consumer spending failed to receive the usual festive bump according to the latest retail sales figures from KPMG with the British Retail Consortium (BRC) estimating that sales were flat in December....

Stocks have slipped today as some of the positive sentiment surrounding US-China trade talks has evaporated. We were updated yesterday that the discussions ended on a positive note, but there is still...

Like most of its peers, 2018 wasn’t the best year for the grocery-retail hybrid. Opening at £28.22, an ok-ish first half gave way to a sour back end, with the stock eventually tumbling to...

As for most of this week retailers are front and centre on the FTSE 100 this morning after Marks and Spencer (LON:MKS) and Tesco (LON:TSCO) reported their sales numbers for the last quarter.Miners...

DAX Xetra (cash index)There seems to have been a pause in the rally of early 2019 and this opens some intriguing questions now. Although yesterday’s rally added another 90 ticks into the close,...

The European markets started the morning in reverse, the comedown after a few sessions of trade talk optimism. Following a slightly disappointing statement from the US Trade Representative on...

The FTSE bounded higher on Wednesday, lifted by trade optimism, as US – Sino trade talks concluded, strong energy stocks as oil extends its gains, and by house builders following robust results...

Stocks have been rallying on hopes that the world’s two largest economies, the US and China, might finally put to rest their trade differences. Talks between the economic superpowers were...

US index futures are eyeing further modest gains ahead of Wednesday’s open, with optimism over China-US trade talks outweighing President Trump’s latest sabre rattling over the Mexican...

Sainsbury’s lagged supermarket rivals over Christmas, raising stakes for the regulator’s decision on its Asda deal.Solid foodA firm feel to Sainsbury's (LON:SBRY) grocery business over the...

There’s been further gains seen in risk assets this morning with stocks building on their recent gains while brent crude has notched a 3-week high back above the $60 a barrel level. A third day...

European gauges are trading higher this morning boosted by positive signals from the Sino-US talks which concluded in Beijing late Tuesday. The negotiators have not released any concrete results of...

Still optimistically waiting for the result of the US-China trade talks, the European markets couldn’t help but get carried away as Wednesday went on. The FTSE, initially a laggard at the open,...