Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Surfing the dollar swellDollar buyers surf the swell in the wake of post-Fed chair Jerome Powell’s testimony for a third day after earlier doubts it would last. The yuan’s stabilisation...

The media giant has been a bit all over the place in 2018. Opening at £1.65, the stock had crept up to £1.75 by the end of February, only to plunge in the aftermath of a poorly received...

The latest consumer spending figures for the UK have shown an unexpected contraction and sent the pound tumbling below the 1.30 mark to trade at its lowest level since September against the US dollar....

FTSE struggles for direction on mixed resultsIt has been up and down for the FTSE this morning as the index is struggling to find clear direction amidst a set of mixed results from index heavyweights...

Ignoring the fact the yuan has hit a one-year low against the dollar – once again flagging up the trade war concerns that have so far been put on the back burner this week – the markets...

We saw another decent day for European stocks yesterday with the FTSE 250, German DAX and Euro Stoxx 50 all hitting one-month highs as a weaker currency and some decent trading updates helped push...

The FTSE rose for a second consecutive session on Wednesday helped higher by BHP Billiton (LON:BLT) and Easyjet on the back of strong corporate updates; and supported by a slump in the pound as doubts...

European stocks have picked up from last night’s strong US finish, with the DAX and Euro Stoxx 50 pushing up to a one month high along with the FTSE 250, as a weaker euro and pound help generate...

In the current climate it isn’t difficult to see the oil price charge that has underpinned Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSa)’s recent share price ascent continuing.The mix of production...

After the sluggish wages data yesterday, the pound was hit again this morning on news UK inflation remained flat in June, raising further doubts over an August rate hike from the Bank of England. But...

The drinks company’s chart is simply dreamy. Building on an incredibly successful 2017, the stock opened at £23.36, and hasn’t really stopped climbing since. A few very minor wobbles...

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) stock crashed yesterday, falling 14%, to $343.89 in after-hours trade. The video streaming giant disappointed investors on perhaps its most critical metric during Monday's...

Inflation is probably the most significant threat savers face today. Consumer price inflation in the UK has averaged 2.6% this year, which means that, with the Bank of England base rate at 0.5%,...

It’s been an interesting start to trading on Tuesday, although markets are so far relatively unmoved with European indices mixed and US futures relatively flat ahead of the open.Trump comments...