Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Will investors make Persimmon (LON:PSN) their home following next week’s half year results?The housebuilder has certainly gotten around in 2018, if not always in the right direction. A sharp...

The UK’s unemployment rate has fallen to a 43-year low for the month of June, unexpectedly dropping to 4.0% from 4.2% previously. Given that this metric was expected to remain in line with the...

DAX Xetra (cash index)The outlook for the DAX has taken a hit in the past few sessions as a significant risk aversion has swept through markets. However, the key now is how the bulls can respond to a...

EuropeEuropean equity markets are in the red as the fear regarding the Turkish lira is still doing the rounds. Dealers are cautious that some Turkish banks might struggle to repay their euro and or US...

Markets remain in a defensive mode at the start of the week as the crisis in Turkey shows little sign of reaching a satisfactory conclusion anytime soon. The Turkish Lira fell to fresh lows late last...

Can Balfour Beatty (LON:BALF) bounce back following Wednesday’s interim results?The multinational infrastructure firm has struggled for consistency this year. Opening at £2.96, the stock...

DAX Xetra (cash index)The market has struggled to regain the bullish momentum in the past week ever since the sharp downside break that aborted the uptrend channel, and now it seems that the bulls are...

It looks like it’s going to be an uncomfortable end to the week, with the European markets covered in ketchup as Friday got underway.The biggest news, as it has been all August, is the...

For some time now investors have been looking at the unfolding currency crisis in Turkey as a local difficulty, however, the accelerating speed of the declines appears to be raising concerns about...

The FTSE 100 may show strength at the moment but this is because the pound is making new lows. If you look at the S&P 500 the rally near the all-time high is running out of steam, and of course,...

Having fallen after the bell, before recovering around lunchtime, the pound landed somewhere in the middle as Thursday went on.Sterling fared better against the euro than the dollar – though...

US equities finished offside last night. The Dow Jones finished firmly in the red, while the S&P 500 and NASDAQ 100 both finished narrowly offside. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) shares hit an all-time...

Saudi Arabia has been selling off Canadian financial assets since Tuesday, amid an escalating diplomatic spat between the two countries. The Saudi Arabia central bank and state pension funds...

Will the heatwave brighten up Kingfisher's (LON:KGF) Q2 results next Thursday?So the B&Q and Screwfix-owner’s 2018 has been defined by a woefully received set of full year figures in late...