25th April 19
Earning's season has thrown up a series of pleasant surprises, going against the grain of downbeat forecasts predicated on the slowdown in the US. However, at this stage, the US slowdown is...
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25th April 19
Over my 10 years in the financial markets, the main cause of ruin seems to be overleveraging. This blog entry is the follow up to my last ( http://www.lse.co.uk/blogs/expert/rajan/...
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Online fashion retailer Boohoo released their latest final results for the year ended 28 February 2019 and it makes for good reading. Prettylittlething and Nasty Gal brands continue to...
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23rd April 19
WTI $65.70 +$1.70, Brent $74.04 +$2.07, Diff -$8.34 +48c, NG $2.52 +3c Oil price It was a rather favourable combination of factors but for whatever reason the oil price has climbed back...
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It is not hard to see why market pundits are in constant debate over the ultimate drivers of stock markets these days. Thursday was a perfect example of why. On the data schedule, we...
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Price comparison site Moneysupermarket.com has just taken out all time highs after a great RNS this morning. The company share price has been in consolidation for some time now looking for a clear...
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Hurricane The company has announced that the Warwick Deep, 205/26b-C well spudded yesterday. This well for which Hurricane is carried by Spirit after last years’s farm-out is the first in...
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17th April 19
This article seeks to proffer a view, but not specific personal advice, in response to the above question. This perennial poser is often raised when: the opportunity to invest arises, such as...
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It has been a strong week for risk sentiment, and as a result, we have seen Wall Street powering ahead again. With global growth at the forefront of investors minds, the latest data metrics...
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12th April 19
It has been a relatively quiet week for fresh news out of the US. The FOMC midweek was largely a non-event as the upshot of the communique was effectively that rates will likely remain on...
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With so many innovative financial products available risk management is becoming more and more prevalent in today's world of investing/trading. There is a school of thought about how...
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These are arguably tough times for banks, operating in a low-interest rate environment as well as having to contend with credit quality in a globalised system in which geographical exposures have...
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Since the 2014 accounting scandel, Dave Lewis has a job on his hands rebuilding the UK's biggest retailer. The former Unilever man seems to be heading in the right direction as the latest company...
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Events in the US are pretty stable right now, with the US-China trade talks continuing and in good spirits according to leaders on both sides. Late on in the week, president Trump said that...
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The FTSE 100 has recovered very well as global risk sentiment comes back into the markets and Brexit looking murky. It seems the stars aligned when sterling lost some lustre and...
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It has been another positive week for US stock markets and judging by the drivers which prompted the sell-off at the end of last year, it is unsurprising to see the recovery continue and attempt a...
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Earlier this week we received the final component of the triumvirate of PMI readings, the most notable of which is the services sector which accounts for over 70% of industry in the UK. ...
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Shares in the insurance firm Saga dropped a whopping 35% after the company announced plans to restructure its fledgeling business. The CEO stated that they have faced increasing challenges from"...
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In their latest trading update, Stagecoach's revenue grew in all area except North America. Although the company have stated ''we expect the disposal of the North America Division to complete...
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The author has provided an update, on an every other month basis, on what has been occurring in financial markets. As we reach the turn of a new tax year – with its opportunity to use new ISA...
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