Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Fed meeting 13/06.A rate rise this week isn’t really in doubt, however the narrative for the remainder of this year is what markets are more likely to be more fixated on. How does the Fed see...

Will Tesco make it a supermarket sweep following its first quarter statement next Friday?The British behemoth has had quite a stupendous 2018 market-wise, all centred around April’s full year...

With the start of the G7 meeting still a while away it looks like it is going to be a long day for the anxious markets. There was no real sign that Friday’s losses were going to disappear any...

The FTSE started the day slightly lower with traders digesting negative Brexit headlines as Theresa May headed off for the G7 summit in Canada this weekend. Bourses across Europe are also trading...

Stock markets in Europe are lower across the board as investors get ready for the G7 meeting which starts today. Some of the largest economies in the world could be engulfed in a trade war, and...

DAX Xetra (cash index)A near term recovery has been aborted as the market has retreated in the past couple of sessions amidst a move away from riskier assets. In this environment of concerns over...

Europe Equity markets in Europe have been drifting lower this afternoon as a lack of positive news has weighed on the indices. The firmer euro has chipped away at the solid start the eurozone markets...

SummaryEuropean yields are giving global banks a shot in the arm that’s strong enough to lift stock markets, but not so potent as to raise inflation fears. Euro holds gains The euro was hovering...

Stock markets in Europe have been edging lower for the past hour, but some of the equity benchmarks are still showing gains on the session. There was confusion this morning as trading on the London...

Having surged at 2017’s close thanks to its half year results, the alcohol retailer managed to hit an 18 month high in late January, briefly crossing £4.75. But since then, bar a few weeks...

DAX Xetra (cash index)The generally positive appetite to risk across financial markets is helping to pull equities higher and this is lifting the DAX back to test resistance once more. A late May...

With a banking sector rally sending the Dow Jones to levels not seen in nearly 3 months, the European indices found another reason to extend a rally that at multiple points this week has looked like...

Despite a strong open for the FTSE, with oil prices slipping and the pound at a two-week high versus the dollar, the index was unable to cling onto gains, dipping towards the final bell to close 0.3%...

Despite a decent start from the US, the European indices almost all drifted into the red on Wednesday afternoon. The Dow Jones jumped 100 points after the bell, lifting the index back above 24920 for...