David Madden's Comment & Analysis
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Sterling dominated the headlines last week, as there were concerns the UK government might struggle to service its debt. Liz Truss is the new British Prime Minister, and she plans to ramp up...
Apple’s (AAPL) share price rallied in late July as the third-quarter numbers topped forecasts, but the stock has been sliding since because of the wider sell off in the markets. Central banks...
The markets saw an increase in volatility towards the end of last week as bond yields ticked up, and that indicated the markets are factoring in more large rate hikes from central banks. The rise in...
Traders are in risk-on mood even though yesterday there was a rate hike from the ECB and hawkish commentary from Jerome Powell. Today, stock markets in Europe and the US are showing solid gains, the...
The European Central Bank hiked interest rates by 75-basis points, meeting forecasts and the bank signalled that more rates hikes are on the agenda as inflation is at a record high in the currency...
Equity markets saw a lot of volatility today as the latest trade data from China added to worries about the health of the global economy. Imports and exports were 0.3% and 7.1% respectively, both...
European stock markets closed higher as they built on the rebound that began late last week. The rise in bond yields did not deter equity traders from their bullish move. The UK 10-year yield traded...
Equity markets have recouped some of the losses they endured earlier this week ahead of the Jackson Hole Symposium which starts today. Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, will deliver his speech tomorrow...
Earlier this month, Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) announced plans to carry out a three-for-one stock split. The move was approved by the board of directors, and it has come into effect today. Every person on...
Volatility was low in stock markets today, as a bit of bargain hunting pushed up equities in Europe and the US. Given the relatively small recovery from Tuesday’s losses, it appears that buying...