Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

Technically speaking, four of the eight indexes on our world watch list posted week-over-week gains, but that requires calculating the gains to three decimal places to illustrate the S&P 500's...

EuropeIt’s been an unhappy to start to June for equity markets with big slides across the board led by basic resource stocks and weakness in commodity prices, as concerns about the global...

The FTSE 100 closed down on two consecutive days. Thus it would appear the bear trend has resumed. Brent Oil is still trading near the highs, the S&P 500 is still trading near the highs, it seems...

European markets have got off to a slow start in June as investors absorb the latest manufacturing reports from around the globe.Lacklustre manufacturing PMI reports from Japan and China prompted a...

EuropeIt’s been a lacklustre end to a choppy month for European markets with the FTSE100 looking to eke out its fourth successive monthly gain, while European equities posted their third monthly...

Europe’s markets have got off to a quiet and slightly softer start today as UK and US markets return from a long weekend.A decent Asia session had got things off to an initially positive start...

Seven of the eight indexes on our world watch list posted gains over the past week, up from five the week before, and the average of the eight was an impressive 2.60%. India's SENSEX was the...

UK and EuropeThe big two-day rise in stock markets flattened out on Thursday as investors keep half an eye on the first day of the G7 summit in Japan. Brent crude oil surpassing $50 per barrel for the...

Its annual results time for M&S (LON:MKS) and just over one month into his new job new CEO Steve Rowe will outline his turnaround plan for one of Britain’s favourite retailers. Given the...

European markets started the new week moderately higher as investors digested more hawkish Fed speak, a drop in the price of oil, improved French and German economic data and another mega-merger...

StocksGlobal markets meandered higher on Friday as anxiety about a summer rate hike in the US eased. Investors were keeping half an eye on the G7 meeting in Japan in the unlikely event that finance...

Five of the eight indexes on our world watch list posted gains over the past week, the same as the week before, although the average of the eight at 0.34% was a modest improvement over the -0.17%...

European stock indices have enjoyed a short-covering bounce that began late in the day on Thursday when Wall Street shares managed to erase most of their earlier declines. At midday in London, the...

UK and EuropeEuropean stocks were firmly lower on Thursday after Federal Reserve minutes revealed most members thought it could be appropriate to raise US interest rates in June. The Fed has done its...