Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Despite a steady stream of relatively good earnings reports, European indices are all losing ground Tuesday as they take their cue from the US market which closed mixed on Monday evening with the...

Up until very recently the food manufacturer – with brands including Angel Delight, Super Noodles, Bisto and Mr Kipling – had been having a rather meh year. Opening at 41.15p, it had...

DAX Xetra (cash index)A degree of calm has taken over the DAX in recent sessions as the recovery has tailed off again around the key medium term pivot at 12,600. This level remains a significant gauge...

Financial markets appeared to shrug off yesterday’s warnings from the IMF that the global growth story was in its final furlong, and that investors were being complacent about the possibility of...

The FTSE fell heavily on Monday, dipping below 7600, as commodity stocks and a stronger pound weighed on the index. With the Chinese economy expanding at a slightly slower pace in Q2, metal prices...

A sharp slide from Brent Crude left the FTSE far and away the worst performer on an otherwise somnambulant start to the week. Down 3% as investors fret over what will be discussed between Trump and...

SummaryStock market attention is fixed on another set of key earnings due in the hours and days ahead. No China crisis There is no trade-led slowdown in China. At least not yet. Stock markets there...

It’s been a slow start to the trading week in Europe after a rather mixed Asia session saw Chinese Q2 GDP slow slightly from Q1.This wasn’t really too much of a surprise given concerns...

The key political themes from last week: Brexit and US-China trade wars are set to take a back seat on Monday as the market focuses on some key US earning releases and gears up for a week of crucial...

Over the past two weeks concerns about an escalation in trade tensions have taken a little bit of a back seat, despite President Trump announcing the possibility of another $200bn worth of tariffs on...

Shares in insurance and investment specialist Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) currently offer a high dividend yield of 5.8%. That’s attractive in today’s low-interest-rate...

Europe Stocks are in positive territory as some of the fears surrounding a trade war have subsided. Bargain hunters have been busy following the surprise news yesterday that the US is planning to slap...

Europe Stock markets are in positive territory as we approach the end of the trading week. The mood is cautiously optimistic as the trade standoff between the US and China continues. Hays had a strong...

The markets began to flatten out as the week wrapped up, the pound recovering some of its early losses as Trump appeared to row back from the aggressive stance taken against Theresa May’s Brexit...