Reflect & Prepare
20th September 2019
These are tough times for the Federal Reserve - faced with steady data which suggests a moderate stance, yet under fire from a US President screaming for further accommodation to keep the economic...
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20th September 2019
These are tough times for the Federal Reserve - faced with steady data which suggests a moderate stance, yet under fire from a US President screaming for further accommodation to keep the economic...
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20th September 2019
On Thursday, top retailers in the UK met with government officials in what is being described as 'clear the air' talks oversupply issues should the UK indeed crash out of the EU without a deal next...
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18th September 2019
WTI $59.34 -$3.56, Brent $64.55 -$4.47, Diff -$5.12 -91c, NG $2.67 -1c Oil price With ABS announcing yesterday that the damage to the Abqaiq processing plant would be repaired by the end of...
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18th September 2019
The share price of the retail giant has recovered on the weekly charts. There has been a strong rejection of 200p on the downside and now the price has settled at around 235p. I think it's...
Read More17th September 2019
We hear that the keenly anticipated IPO of WeCompany - the parent of WeWork - is to be delayed until later this year. Initial expectations were that the stock market listing was to be...
Read More16th September 2019
WTI $54.85 -24c, Brent $60.22 -16c, Diff -$5.37 +8c, NG $2.61 -4c Oil price With the small decline in oil price on Friday the week ended down by about a dollar but then came the attack on Saudi...
Read More13th September 2019
Going into Friday's session, US consumer discretionary stocks are riding the crest of another wave higher, fuelled by a mix of fresh optimism of a trade deal between the US and China, as well as the...
Read More12th September 2019
Today is the ECB rate decision and the Draghi and co are expected to cut the deposit rate by 10bps to -0.50%. The big question today is if the ECB will add more stimulus to the...
Read More11th September 2019
Shares in the London Stock Exchange ramped up earlier today on news that the owner of Hong Kong's major share market, HKEX had made a surprise bid of £32bln for the UK's primary stock...
Read More10th September 2019
The FTSE 100 has been looking week over the past few session although the trend is still an uptrend. At the moment the recent strength in sterling has been stopping the index moving...
Read More6th September 2019
This week the US markets have been focusing on data as much as they have politics, though it seems stimulus in China and an agreement between the US and China to resume trade talks have played a key...
Read More6th September 2019
Well, it seems another Brexit deadline is set to pass uneventfully, with the last month or so seeing heightened panic as the government of the day impressed their intentions to push the UK to the...
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As basic material prices fell due to the trade war between the US and China. Glencore have felt this weakness like Kaz Minerals, BHP and others in the UK. Now prices are recovering...
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These are tough times to look ahead for any fund manager, and no more so than for those mandated to pension funds who are dictated by liability-driven investments. In the current economic...
Read More3rd September 2019
Rose Petroleum Significant Board and management changes at Rose today, not unexpected after recent restructuring of finances and the arrival of Colin Harrington. He had been Executive Chairman but...
Read More2nd September 2019
WTI $55.10 -$1.61, Brent $59.25 -$1.24, Diff -$5.33 +96c, NG $2.29 -1c Oil price Last week oil prices were up, not much but even Brent which rolled into the November contract just kept its head...
Read More29th August 2019
It is well established that pharmaceutical stocks are the go-to sector when investors are looking to reduce their exposure to riskier assets. Staples offering more moderate returns suddenly...
Read More28th August 2019
The FTSE 100 is still looking weak despite a small pick up in sentiment over the last few days in the equities space. Although last Friday China and Trump went slightly mental the US...
Read More23rd August 2019
Another week, and another round of traded blows in the trade war between the US and China which shows no signs of abating any time soon. Late on in the week, China announced it would introduce...
Read More23rd August 2019
Copper has taken a serious hit in recent weeks as the trade war hits the global economy and international trade. Manufacturing PMI's improved in Europe this week but the US number...
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