2nd September 19
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 ...
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29th August 19
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 loo...
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28th August 19
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 ind...
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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 ...
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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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One gets the sense that the financial markets are still banking on the 'Fed put' in current times - the notion that the central bank will come in to support any weakness through policy - with the Whi...
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Gold is hanging around $1500/oz as traders await more clues to the path of futures monetary policy. Yesterday we received the latest Fed meeting minutes and there was no real mention of ...
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Share in Greene King spiked 50% at the start of the week on news that the Hong Kong firm CKA, founded by Li Ka-Shing, has agreed to buy the Suffolk based brewery. This follows a developing tren...
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The technicals seem to be working a treat on the indices at the moment with the trade war sell-off stopping right on the weekly support zone of 7099.4. Now things seem to be simmering down betwe...
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20th August 19
Yesterday afternoon’s announcement that one of the UK’s biggest pub operators, Greene King , had received and recommended acceptance of an 850p cash offer should come as little surprise ...
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WTI $54.87 +40c, Brent $58.64 +41c, Diff -$3.77 +1c, NG $2.20 -3c Oil price With a modest rise on Friday the oil price gained on the week but it was close as WTI was up 37c and Brent 11c on...
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16th August 19
The question on everyone's lips now is whether the US is starting to blink, realising that levying tariffs on Chinese goods will start to bite on consumers back home. Well, the decision to dela...
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Shares in GE took another tumble yesterday after an investigator who unraveled the Ponzi scheme initiated by Bernie Madoff warned of 'hidden' liabilities within the company's accounts related to its ...
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In yesterday’s blog, a number of alternatives to stock market quoted company shares were discussed – from inflation-linked bonds to warehouse property, absolute return-focused funds to co...
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The last few weeks and months have been testing times for the equity markets, pushed and pulled to the tune of the mood in the trade between the US and China. After the announcement of fresh ta...
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Beleaguered financial broker Plus500 are back on track to meet their expectations for the full year. The whole sector has been plagued by over-regulation and a crackdown on offering too much leverage...
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In the last blog, three weeks ago, the author considered the immediate prospects for the UK’s financial markets following the appointment of a new prime minister – anticipating ...
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WTI $57.10 +$2.17, Brent $61.30 +$2.73, Diff -$4.20 +56c, NG $2.15 +4c Oil price A big rise yesterday as President Trump backed off a bit in the tariff war and didnt want to have American k...
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The FTSE 100 broke lower once again this morning as geopolitical woes and unrest in Hong Kong plays in investors minds. On the daily chart, the trendline that originated just before 2019 has bee...
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13th August 19
“I believe there’s still a great deal of opportunities to be exploited in the North Sea”, says Independent Oil & Gas, CEO Andrew Hockey. Combining a good portfolio of ass...
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