Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Inflation came in at 2.6% for June, slightly bettering the 2.9% that was forecast. The market (suspiciously!) started rising about half an hour before the scheduled news from the 7357 level where we...

Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) underpinned investors’ revived taste for big technology shares on Monday night after the streaming pioneer unveiled new subscriber numbers that were far higher than the...

Well we had the bull Monday yet again so will we get the bear Tuesday? The Asian markets declined, along with the S&P/ASX 200, halting a 6 day surge that pushed the regions shares to the highest...

EuropeEuropean equity markets were mixed yesterday, but London’s large exposure to commodity related companies gave it the edge over its eurozone counterparts. The better-than-expected growth...

The FTSE 100 is trading higher by around 15 points this morning as UK blue chips have begun the week in a positive mood. The pound is little changed so far today after closing Friday at its highest...

After a shocker last week, it was better news for Carillion (LON:CLLN) this morning after winning a pair of HS2 contracts worth £1.4bn as part of its CEK joint venture with Eiffage (LON:0NPT)...

JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) targets loansJPMorgan got the bank season off to a stronger than expected start with its best ever quarterly net income of $1.82 per share. Its key outperformance was in lending,...

Turned into quite the consolidation day yesterday after the rises on Wednesday, with the bulls managing to defend the 7405 previous resistance level despite three tests.We head into some key news and...

Fed Chair Janet Yellen has given her first day of testimony to Congress and caused the equity markets to jump to yet more record highs as she hinted that rate hikes would now be more gradual. However,...

FTSEFor today I expect that the bulls will continue yesterday's rise initially as now that 7385 has broken, and they managed to close above 7405, it opens up the realistic possibility for the next...

What: From this Friday 14th July, US banks will release Q2 2017 earnings data. The first to announce results on Friday are Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC),JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) and Citigroup (NYSE:C), with...

Dovish comments from Ben Broadbent, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, helped equity markets move higher. Mr Broadbent said the British economy was moving in the right direction, but he...

The market shook off that email revelation pretty easily proving that they don't want the markets too dip too far. The bears capitalised on the release of the emails initially but the bulls fought...

What: The market is eagerly awaiting BT Group’s AGM on Wednesday, ahead of its latest Q2 earnings update at the end of this month. The AGM is expected to see the outgoing chairman and the CEO...