Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

After a truly wild, if not unprecedented, initial reaction the markets quickly calmed down following news of January’s US inflation data. On a month-on-month basis the headline inflation figure...

US CPI figures confirm inflation jitters ReturnUS CPI figures appear to confirm the markets fears that inflation is on the rise and, at a faster pace than was expected. US inflation figures showed...

UK stocks have risen once more this morning, building on the gains seen so far this week. The FTSE 100 is higher by almost 50 points but despite the move higher the market remains susceptible to...

The homeware retailer was a bit all over the place in 2017. The first half of the year was pretty unpleasant for Dunelm, with the stock plunging from an opening price of £8.03 to £5.41 by...

As expected the Dow Jones fell after the bell, a shift lower that helped maintain, if at least not widen, Europe’s earlier losses. Even the Dow is already off its day lows, a typically choppy...

Baidu (NASDAQ:BIDU) investors hope fourth-quarter earnings can push the shares ahead of the ‘BAT’ pack, but may need to bide their time.Upswing hopes for BAT (LON:BATS) Together with...

Stocks are in the red this morning as traders are in risk-off mode. Equity markets are handing back some of yesterday’s gains and traditional safe-haven assets like gold and bonds are in demand....

Due to last week's rogue volatility, markets are questioning the far-reaching 'goldilocks' environment. Rapid rise in equities' volatility spurred investors into safe-haven US treasuries, pushing the...

The latest twist in Barclays’ legal saga over financial crisis support from Qatar may be fairly neutral. But consequences were always going to be costlier for Europe’s worst-performing...

A strong open from the Dow Jones ensured that, so far at least, the week has gotten off to a smooth start. The Dow displayed a broadly positive, if jittery, vibe after the bell, rising anywhere...

There are lots of questions that need be answered in the markets this week, chief among them being the short-term outlook for equity indices. After the vicious recent falls, shares on Wall Street...

Can Shire find a cure for its ailments following Wednesday’s full year results?The pharmaceutical and biotech firm had a rather sickly 2017. Opening at £46.66, the stock bounced between...

Investors will be hoping that Monday’s early gains means the market has cauterized its wounds following last week’s bloodbath. Of course, as proven time and again, these things can turn on...

US benchmark share indices falling into correction territory (down over 10% from record highs) has ignited concern the bull market has ended. There has been a spike in volatility, which has resulted...