Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Overnight, Asian stock markets lost ground after President Trump lined up tariffs on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods. The levies won’t come into effect immediately, and there will be a two...

The following is an extract from IHS Markit's monthly PMI overview presentation. For the full report please click on the link at the bottom of the article.Global economic growth accelerated for a...

Stocks Dive as US Ups The Stakes In The Trade WarOvernight, that unnerving trade war silence from the White House, which allowed stocks across the globe to charge higher in recent sessions, was...

FTSE traders experienced a roller coaster ride in trading on Tuesday, after stocks rose and fell before rebounding again on the US open, tracing Wall Street higher. With the political picture looking...

Europe Stock markets are in positive territory as we approach the close. Investors are still in buying mode as there has been no update regarding the trade dispute. Investors are using the relatively...

A fairly uneventful session allowed the Western indices to push higher, with the Dow Jones climbing to a fresh 3 week peak.Rising 140 points, the Dow Jones crossed the 24900 mark for the first time...

SummaryThe lure of another set of robust, tax-cut enhanced U.S. earnings due at the end of the week is mostly still outweighing concerns about the damage being done to global profit margins, supply...

European equity markets are slightly higher this morning as global sentiment remains upbeat. Global trading relations haven’t progressed in recent days, but more importantly they haven’t...

FTSE hit as UK political turmoil takes centre stageThe FTSE and major European markets started the day a touch higher but the upward trend did not last long as Britain’s domestic political...

Ocado (LON:OCDO) revealed a mixed set of first-half results. Revenue rose by 12.1% to £799 million, while EBITDA slipped by 13.9% to £38.9 million. When you factor in depreciation,...

Despite the fact the FTSE 100 is at a relatively high level at present, there is still plenty of value to be found within the index, especially if you’re a dividend investor. Here’s a look...

An upbeat speech from Bank of England governor Mark Carney shortens the odds of an August rate hikeBullish Carney. Bank of England governor Mark Carney’s latest speech was upbeat about the UK...

Will Burberry’s new team be able to return the stock to its recent all-time highs following Wednesday’s Q1 trading update?After a wobble in the first few months of the year, falling from a...

DAX Xetra (cash index)A breakout above 12,440 has improved the near term outlook and now put the market in line for a key test of the overhead supply at 12,600. As momentum indicators improve, this...