Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Who knows how poorly 2018 would have panned out for the orange supermarket if it hadn’t announced that shock merger with Asda back in April? That major bit of M&A news eventually led the...

A decent showing in Asia helped the European indices push slightly higher as the first full week of 2019 got underway.Investors appear to be taking their cue both from Jerome Powell, who insisted last...

DAX Xetra (cash index)Equity markets have fluctuated in the past few sessions but it is interesting to see that given the sharp deterioration in risk appetite, there has not been an overly significant...

European stocks sold-off yesterday as dealers were still fearful about the slowdown in China. The update from Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on Wednesday night that first-quarter revenue and gross margins are...

The DOW clocked up a colossal 660-point loss during yesterday’s session and although that may be the twelfth largest drop in history, it’s the 10th time the US benchmark index has fallen...

SummaryApple shares (NASDAQ:AAPL) remain at the heart of market dramas. Bad looking-out The group’s shares continue to be punished in similar magnitude to a hefty 8% revenue forecast downgrade,...

were some dramatic moves in currency markets last night with the Japanese Yen spiking sharply higher across the board shortly after 10:30PM. There was no immediately obvious catalyst for such a...

As noted earlier this week, cross-market jumpiness seems a more accurate assessment of the prevailing mood, rather than panic.Chips fried most A smattering of European indices take on a greener tint...

European stock markets saw a major swing yesterday, and they endured a severe sell-off at the start of the session, but there was rally in the afternoon, and the FTSE 100 and DAX managed to end the...

DAX Xetra (cash index)Given the negativity in market sentiment that has greeted traders at the beginning of 2019, the moves on the DAX have been relatively encouraging for the bulls. However, this...

EuropeEuropean equity markets sold-off severely in early trading due to the poor manufacturing data from China overnight. The Caixin survey of Chinese manufacturing fell to 49.7, its first contraction...

Global Growth Fears Drag Stocks LowerWeak manufacturing data in Europe and from China set the markets off on the wrong foot at the start of the new year. It is a new year but there is nothing new...

European equity markets have sold-off heavily due to the disappointing manufacturing data from China. The Caixin survey of Chinese manufacturing fell to 49.7, its first contraction in 19 months. China...

The latest look at the UK manufacturing sector has delivered what appears to be a pretty upbeat assessment with the PMI reading for December surprising to the upside in rising to 54.2. This is the...