Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

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...

Will Thomas Cook be sunning itself in the glow of investor-adulation following Thursday’s interim results?Up until very recently 2018 hadn’t been going to well for the holiday operator....

European equities are a little on the soft side today as dealers book their profits. The major indices in Europe have enjoyed a positive run recently, in particular the FTSE 100, and it would seem the...

The FTSE 100 started the week unchanged at 7,724.93 as the strong pound countered the effect of a higher close on Wall Street Friday and an uptick in the markets in Asia.The pound traded higher at...

As forex markets open on Monday, there has so far been no reaction to significant progress in talks between Italy’s 2 anti-establishment party leaders. The leader of the eurosceptic party- 5...

It’s been another good week for stock markets with the FTSE hitting its highest level since January and barring any late reversal into the weekend the market looks set to post a 7th successive...

Summary Vindicated by three-week highs across global stocks and most sectors, the advance guard of returning buyers still looked to be in the sweet spot on Friday. Improving sentiment amid de-rated...

The FTSE 100 opened a notch higher, up 0.1% at 7,706.61 following on a 6th consecutive gain in the Dow Jones Industrial Average overnight.Asian markets mostly had a strong day Friday as the Nikkei...

The UK’s FTSE 100 index has had an amazing run of late, outperforming many of its peers. It has been supported above all by a weaker pound after a run of poor economic pointers sharply reduced...

Last year RBS (LON:RBS) finally returned to profit after a decade of losses, and while it was only a minor profit there was still a sense that the bank may have turned a corner in turning the tide of...

The Dow Jones couldn’t quite deliver on the gains promised by the index’s futures, even with the dollar taking a knock against the pound and euro. Though it missed out on the 24500, 2 week...

Full year results expected next WednesdayWe’re less than half way through 2018 and already Burberry has seen some action. Things got off to a poor start, the stock tumbling to a 13 month low by...

The FTSE 100 is being helped by oil stocks in the wake of President Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal. BP (LON:BP) and Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSa) are among the biggest gainers this...

The FTSE 100 opened 0.4% higher at 7,596.65 in a market dominated by telecoms news and the US pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal.Asian markets were also higher early with the Hang Seng up 0.2% at...