Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Markets were steady on Monday with no sign yet of a resumption of last week’s dip-buying in stocks. Anecdotally, traders appear to be waiting for FOMC minutes and the US unemployment report to...

EuropeIt’s been a fairly quiet start to the month for European equities, with the German DAX posting another multi month high, closer to its all-time high seen in April 2015, before slipping...

The latest data for the UK manufacturing sector has shown a slower than expected pace of growth, and seen the pound move lower this morning. Sterling has dropped against most of its major peers...

Despite the intense media scrutiny on this week’s Brexit developments, the markets seem to have seen through the noise and traded in a relatively subdued manner. This shouldn’t really come...

Now that the UK has made formal their intention to withdraw from the EU, a two-year window of negotiations has begun during which both parties will furiously attempt to thrash out the details of the...

EuropeEuropean stocks have struggled for direction today after yesterday’s declines, and while the DAX has managed to make some decent progress, stocks elsewhere in Europe have lagged behind....

The Trump “disappointment trade” is roaring into life after the US President failed to get his amendments to Obamacare passed by Congress. The futures market is pointing to another drop...

The big news on Friday was that Donald Trump's healthcare bill was pulled before it looked like it was going to fail to pass. This in turn has led to the bears taking control of the indices, as it...

Next (LON:NXT) shareholders are showing relief on Thursday after the group kept track with profit and outlook revisions it announced in January.We query whether Next shares can ‘save the...

There was a lot of bearish sentiment ahead of the US open today after stocks plunged on Tuesday. So far on Wednesday, the markets are mixed and the sell-off hasn’t been as severe. So what next...

On Friday the FTSE 100 made a new all-time high at 7447. The Top 20 Differential, a timing indicator, is overbought, an indication the blue chips have gone up too far but the index is still strong. It...

It’s been yet another good week for the FTSE 100, with the leading UK benchmark set for a record weekly close. The pound is also rising and after some weakness early on in the week is looking to...

The pound is the best performer in the G10 today after the Bank of England announced no change to its policy decision for March. Although rates will stay at record lows, there was one dissenter,...

The FTSE 100 has rallied strongly since the open this morning with the index receiving a double boost from the US and Netherlands since Wednesday’s cash close. The benchmark is higher by...