Stock Market Analysis & Opinion

There have been a number of corporate announcements during the current earnings season that have mentioned China and the impact its slowing growth trajectory could have on future profits. High-end...

A fairly uninspiring set of Federal Reserve minutes which added little to the debate on the timing of a Fed rate hike left US stocks off their fresh record highs on Wednesday. A lower open is...

Europe A smaller than expected monthly rise in German consumer prices sent the euro lower on Wednesday and helped European stocks edge higher before the release of US central bank meeting minutes...

US markets closed mostly lower on Tuesday as a huge slump in Oil prices hit energy shares and disappointing earnings from the world’s biggest retailer Wal-Mart (NYSE:WMT) added further evidence...

After a lull since February, the S&P 500 is back making record highs. Central bank support in the form of the European Central Bank front-loading its QE program before the summer is set to send...

The FTSE 100 has been very weak recently, the S&P 500 is hitting new highs but the FTSE is trading some 140 points below its previous high. You will recall that the FTSE is the leading index, when...

As we near the end of the Q1 earnings season now is the time to assess how well companies have done in the past quarter and what their outlook is like for the future. It is worth noting that...

It's been a long journey for Marks & Spencer Group (LONDON:MKS) Plc (OTC:MAKSY) CEO Marc Bolland over the last five years, but after several false starts, there does appear to be some evidence...

One of the elements studied by the more sophisticated investors, and technical analysts in particular, is cycles because looking for patterns is a core research activity. Most investors are familiar...

Sentiment has turned bearish at a time when the index is near a major top. Will the index rally to 7100 before turning down or will the decline starts immediately? I expect a rally first, but...

The labour market in the UK continues to deliver good news. The level of unemployment fell for another month, while the employment level continued to rise. To put this in perspective, the...

The pound had an about-turn this morning, after coming off overnight it reversed on the back of the better than expected UK production data for March and has broken above the 200-day sma at 1.5624....

A bit like Tesco (LONDON:TSCO) in its pomp everyone likes EasyJet (EZJ) which is cheap but not too cheap, flies to predominately mainstream airports and you can even choose where you sit nowadays. ...

I have warned many times that when sentiment is bullish the FTSE tends to rally. We saw a strong rally Friday but this time the rally was more to do with the results of the general election. The worst...