Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Soft Brexit?A report in the Telegraph was responsible for sending the pound higher, after it suggested tht the UK was prepared to tell Brussels that it will stay in the customs union beyond 2021. A...

EuropeThe materials sector in London is keeping the FTSE 100 in positive territory as mining stocks bounce back from yesterday’s decline. The softer euro is assisting equity markets such as the...

US Data in Focus After Encouraging Retail Sales FiguresUS futures are flat ahead of the open on Wall Street on Wednesday, as we await a number of data points from the world’s largest economy and...

The FTSE 100 has edged higher once more this morning, although the benchmark is potentially runing into some resistance not far from it’s all-time high. The biggest laggard on the index is...

Burberry has given investors further reasons to stay patient, though a 2% rise in full-year profit provides little evidence that CEO Marco Gobbetti’s suitably expensive strategy is gaining...

US markets ended their recent winning streak after a rise in interest rate expectations pushed up yields and raised the prospect of four US interest rate rises this year. The US 10-Year yield took out...

Europe European equity markets are mixed as traders don’t know which way to look. In the past two months European markets have enjoyed a positive run, but traders are now looking for an...

Sound switch poorly communicatedVodafone (LON:VOD) investors are already well acquainted with the group’s next CEO, Nick Read. He has been CFO since 2014, having joined as UK Finance Director in...

Equity markets in Europe are experiencing low volatility today, as the outlook for the region remains unchanged. Stocks slipped yesterday as traders took profits following the recent positive run, and...

The FTSE 100 opened down 0.23% at 7,693.33 amid a slew of financial results including EasyJet, Land Securities and CYBG and changes at the helm of Vodafone. Vodafone (LON:VOD) led the decliners with a...

Will UK Jobs Data Revive Hopes of BoE Rate Rise?Wall Street charged higher in early trade on improving prospects of a China - US trade deal. Yet with no follow through news to keep optimism elevated,...

Dow hits near 2 month high as trade fears ‘ease’ for the umpteenth timeA positive start from the Dow Jones did little to enliven a moody set of European indices on Monday afternoon. The...

FTSE Holds Above 7700Monday continued to be completely forgettable, the European indices trickling lower as the pound and euro rebounded against the dollar. Down 0.2% despite Brent Crude erasing it...

Sense that spring was postponed too long this year? The UK economy and the Bank of England feel the same.Data dependent. The Bank of England held rates at 0.5% last week. The move was expected after a...