Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Given all the drama February has brought with it, you can forgive investors for choosing to take a bit of a breather this President’s Day.Without the US markets to provide any guidance this...

The FTSE 100 has experienced some subdued trade this morning and it could well be a case of more of the same for the afternoon session with the US closed as they observe Presidents’ day....

Despite a rocky period over August and September, 2017 was a very strong year for InterContinental Hotels. Starting at £37.13, the stock closed out December at £47.40, marking a near 28%...

Stock markets in Europe are mixed this morning as a lack of a major macro-economic news has left some traders uninspired. Chinese markets were close over night as the country celebrated Spring...

After a positive close in the US on Friday and a strong finish overnight in Asia, bourses across Europe have moved out of the bloc in positive territory. The FTSE is only up a lacklustre 0.07% lagging...

The world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater, is reportedly shorting a selection of European blue chips to the tune of $18 billion. Should European equity investors be nervous?No. The recent...

When we last looked at the UK banking sector at the end of last year, the general consensus was one of a mixed bag with concerns about rising consumer credit the main source of worry domestically. But...

5th Straight Winning Close in Wall Street Sends Europe HigherEurope has jumped higher out of the blocks on the last trading data of the week. The encouraging start comes following yet another...

My sentiment indicator is bearish and the FTSE 100 is rallying, this has created a bearish divergence. This divergence is a common feature of bear market rallies. The decline should resume but it will...

Standard Life Aberdeen stays an awkwardAbout that £200m Standard Life (LON:SLA) Aberdeen’s merger last year didn’t just give it an awkward name. Thursday’s confirmation that...

The markets lost some of their lustre as the day went on, the previously plastered on smile beginning to wane following the US open. The Dow Jones’ start wasn’t bad by any means. The index...

Global stock indices are rising once more today with the FTSE 100 adding more than 50 points after the markets shrugged off a higher than expected US inflation print yesterday afternoon. The initial...

The government services firm has a truly painful 2017. An awful set of full year figures last February – with the lowlight being the fact Serco swung from a £29.6 million pre-tax profit to...

With the markets coming out of the week’s testing UK and US inflation readings largely unscathed, the European indices could indulge in a fairly relaxed open this Thursday.Thought not...