Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Despite a fairly positive week so far for European markets, we’ve slipped lower this morning in anticipation of the latest US Q4 GDP numbers and UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s and US...

This morning saw the release of data which shows that the UK economy grew faster than expected in the final quarter of 2016. The pound is higher on the day but has seen some weakness since the...

Great expectationsSo the so-called ‘Trump trade’ strikes back and finally take the Dow 20K prize. The President didn't miss the chance to tag the largely symbolic win as partly his doing...

FTSE 100 Support 7176 7173 7153 7120 7111 7070FTSE 100 Resistance 7181 7195 7199 7229 7260 7305 7364A bit of a lacklustre day on the FTSE 100 yesterday, considering that we had the Dow break 20,000...

EuropeIt’s been another positive day for European markets with the German DAX hitting its highest levels since the summer of 2015, and while other European markets have also gained, the FTSE100...

Although stocks crept marginally higher in the US and worldwide on Tuesday, leading banks flag companies that they propose will be most affected if the ‘big border tax’ is implemented in...

A bit more than a year ago Saudi Arabia announced that the Kingdom would be taking its national oil company, Saudi Aramco, public. This sent shock waves through the global oil and gas industry, since...

BT Group (LON:BT) shares closed at their lows on Tuesday, and further slides look likely in the near term as its accounting scandal widens, but there’s a chance downside can be...

This morning, the highest court in the UK rejected an appeal by ministers against a High Court ruling that blocked their decision to trigger Article 50 without parliamentary approval. The pound has...

Stock markets reaction to Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday was... well, muted. The new US President delivered a speech which centred on the idea of protectionism but made no mention of the...

A Postman pat downStocks in Europe were mostly higher on Thursday after central bankers brushed aside inflation concerns to suggest no end in sight to monetary stimulus. Global equites have been...

Official figures released this morning have shown that UK inflation jumped to its highest level in more than two years in December. The news sent the pound surging higher against the US dollar with...

The pound has begun the week on the back foot, with the currency lower across the board following comments from Theresa May which suggest that the Prime Minister will set Britain on course for a...

The FTSE 100 posted a record high closing level last night for the 11th session in a row after managing to eke out a small gain following some early weakness. Superstitious traders may be fretting a...