12th November 18
As you will know from my previous articles, I remain bearish in terms of market sentiment and I’m saddened to tell you that nothing over the past week has changed my view. In fact, unfortunatel...
Read More9th November 18
In the heat of the Brexit discussions, where the end of November is now seen as a key deadline for agreeing on a deal, the economic data in the UK continues to hold its ground. Q3 ...
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Macro It has been a busy week in the US. First, we had the not so small matter of the midterm elections, where the polls managed to predict the shift in control of the House of Representat...
Read More7th November 18
Compared to previous midterm elections, the relative market calm was almost predictable given the Democrats had a tough ask in winning both chambers of Congress. That they won the ...
Read More7th November 18
Trading updates today from two of the UK’s largest new home builders, Persimmon and Redrow , were accompanied by news of changes in the management board of each company. At the former, chief...
Read More7th November 18
For those of you that look at basic material stocks, last nights midterm elections could have a serious impact on your portfolio. Now President Trump has lost the house majority he will face stern op...
Read More6th November 18
Morrison Supermarkets today released their Q3 trading statement. Here are some of the highlights: For the 13 weeks to 4 November, Group like-for-like (LFL) sales excluding fuel ...
Read More5th November 18
If you have read my recent posts then you will know that for the past few weeks I have been shouting from the proverbial rooftops of what I believe to be the inevitable, impending market correction t...
Read More2nd November 18
Listening to the BoE press conference, the only clear takeaway was that MPC members have aligned their forecasts and expectations on the greater likelihood that a deal of some sort between the UK and...
Read More2nd November 18
It was payrolls week in the US, and after the disruptions from Hurrican Florence, the Oct reading bounced back to show a 250k gain in employment, with hiring seen in healthcare, manufacturing, constr...
Read More1st November 18
Good news for investors in the takeaway brand this morning, here are the main highlights from the report: ● Revenue up 41% to £195.3 million driven by stro...
Read More31st October 18
Little changes just now, oil is fairly weak and crude inventory numbers are building although a warning should be that both gasoline and distillates are drawing more than forecast at the moment. The ...
Read More31st October 18
US economic and financial conditions to continue working against Wall St stocks I may sound like a dog with a bone here, but when we look at the market and what has effectively been the single tra...
Read More30th October 18
The author does not intend to deliberate over the detail in the Chancellor’s statement – the reader can peruse websites and newspapers for the fine detail on the issues that interest them...
Read More30th October 18
The Co. have been waiting for the Slovenian Gov. to push through this deal for a while now and to no avail. The proposed facility is not said to be a complex installation and there are many simi...
Read More29th October 18
This morning global banking giants HSBC report their Q3 2018 performance. Here are the highlights: Reported profit before tax for 9M18 of $16.6bn was 12% higher than for 9M17, Adjus...
Read More29th October 18
Although I am definitely a dog lover over a cat lover, I am an animal lover first and foremost. Thankfully therefore I have never seen a dead cat, less still one that bounces. However, I am preparing...
Read More26th October 18
It was a relatively quiet week in the US at first with the data stacked up at the end of the week with all and sundry waiting on the Q3 growth figures. The headline number came in at 3.5% which...
Read More25th October 18
I don't often write my blogs in hindsight but I have made an exception today as WPP are definitely grabbing my attention. WPP chief executive Mark Read has warned of "deteriorating" revenue...
Read More24th October 18
The FTSE 100 has been struggling in recent days and this makes technical levels very important as market participants look for support levels. I always start with the higher timeframes to look a...
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