Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

EuropeDoes anyone remember when financial markets used to be just about the economics, and the politics tended to take care of itself? The last few years have changed that for good as we now have to...

The FTSE 100 was dashing in and out of small gains and losses as I wrote this, whilst sterling against the dollar was making its second round trip in an 2½ hours between the day’s highs...

Sentiment is bullish judging by the strength of the rally post Brexit. Rallies of this magnitude will impact sentiment, the longer and the stronger the rally, the more bullish people become. The rally...

In an absolutely stunning four day turnaround the FTSE100 has managed to post not only its lowest level in 4 months at the end of last week, but also its best close since April 21st as yesterday the...

EuropePutting to one side the pantomime taking place in Brussels today as EU leaders laid out their common stance on next steps with respect to article 50, and the UK’s use of it, we’ve...

The bigger the drop, the bigger the rebound. That is what has happened with the FTSE 100 index in the aftermath of the UK’s vote to leave the EU. In fact, the rebound has been so profound that...

European markets have plunged today, after UK voters caught complacent markets on the hop by deciding by 51.9 to 48.1 to leave the EU, in the process delivering a devastating verdict on a poisonous...

The FTSE 100 this afternoon dumped the bulk of the day’s gains, losing a percentage point and a half in the space of four hours.The renewed jitters were partly linked to a situation emerging in...

William Hill (LON:WMH) shares have tanked, during the biggest political betting event in British history.For the last few months, William Hill has barely been out of the news, mostly for the right...

Another swing in opinion polls back towards Remaining in the EU has sparked a six-month high for the British pound and a surge in UK and European stocks. Investors who wanted to protect their...

Markets have been blindsided by Brexit. All other investment ideas have been put on hold while the referendum casts its long shadow over The City. As such, stocks have been moving in lockstep with the...

UK and EuropeAnother swing in opinion polls back towards Remaining in the EU has sparked a six-month high for the British pound and a surge in UK and European stocks. The FTSE 100 surged over 1.5%...

Markets seem to have got the pre-referendum volatility out of their system. The FTSE 100 and other European indices were basically unchanged on Wednesday ahead of the next set of Brexit opinion polls....

Despite the FTSE 100's 3% jump on Monday, Thursday's risk event continues to promise extreme moves whatever the outcome.In fact, surging stocks, sterling currency pairs and bond yields, whilst...