17th June 19
In what looked to be a series of pretty steady rate-setting meetings at the Federal Reserve this year, US politics have cranked up the pressure on policymakers as White House trade policy is really...
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14th June 19
All market attention in the US is on the trade tensions with China and while the president seems confident that a deal will eventually be reached, there is little sign that China is about to roll...
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14th June 19
Oil-based stocks have been having a hard time of late and it seems another spanner has been thrown in the works. Just yesterday two oil tankers were shot down in the Strait of...
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Today Sir Phillip Greens Arcadia group finds out if their landlords accept a cut-price rental agreement to save the empire. The vote has already been postponed once as the group faced...
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Another blow for retail this morning as both Ted Baker and Quiz disappointed markets. Quiz are currently down 16.76% and Ted Baker is one of the biggest underperformers in the UK losing 25.5% of...
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It has been a very good week for Wall Street, with the benchmark S&P 500 reversing all of its losses from April and some. Amid the storm of trade tariffs from the US and threats of...
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Following on from this article on the FTSE 100 Technicals - http://www.lse.co.uk/blogs/expert/rajan-dhall/7w3uiclkvvzr28c/ - I have updated some of my views. Don't be...
Read More5th June 19
I had the pleasure of meeting the Provident Financial guys at an investor evening. Now there are many questions about the financial lending industry due to lending practices and collections...
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Amid the disconnect between a number of asset classes, one correlation has stood fast and that is the performance of commodities against the US Dollar. Strengthening of the greenback has...
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Online estate agency Purplebricks shares have seen a massive surge in volume at lower price levels in the past 2 sessions. But the future of the estate agents is unclear after...
Read More31st May 19
There is only one piece of major news which has dominated the US markets and this came at the end of the week when president Trump decided to impose 5% tariffs on all Mexican goods until stronger...
Read More30th May 19
Amid the broader weakness in the stock markets, brought on not only by the trade tensions between the US and China but with Brexit uncertainty adding to the bearish UK outlook, investors get the...
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Shares in printing firm De La Rue fell as much as 23% in early trade as Co. announce an exceptional charge of GBP 18.1m due to issues with client payment Venezuela. Recent US sanctions have...
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These are challenging times for Land Securities, having to negotiate the Brexit chaos which has been exacerbated by the upcoming resignation of the Prime Minister and potentially putting a hard,...
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Company shares are 10% higher this morning after the group focuses on airport expansion. Here are some of the key points from the report: The company reported a 39% jump in full-year...
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Last week saw Royal Mail slashing its dividends from 25p to 15p in a bid to fund changes to its business model to fit in with the changing consumer landscape. Online sales have laid waste to...
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It comes as little comfort to accept that the Brexit process which is now reaching its 3rd full year, has descended into outright chaos, having claimed a number of Brexit ministers and now...
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Things are going from bad to worse for UK retail firms as Topshop owner Phillip Green confirms more store closures in the UK and the closure of all the stores in the US. Looking at...
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For a number of weeks, if not months, I (and in fairness, many others) have been suggesting a defensive stance is warranted in the current climate, a climate which has been poisoned by not only...
Read More21st May 19
Global healthcare company Scapa released their latest Preliminary Results for the year ended 31 March 2019. The company delivered record revenue profits which grew 7.0% to GBP 311...
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