17th September 18
Although Brent lost ground on Friday and WTI rose it was the European marker that won out on the week with a gain of $1.26, 2 cents more than WTI. There is not much to add to my Friday piece except t...
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Whenever you invest in anything you are assuming two types of risk, and in order to make money effectively you need to understand both of them. The first type of risk is ‘credit risk’ ...
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As is a common occurrence in modern day markets, there usually seems to be one major theme dictating financial assets, and in macro world, Dollar strength has been reeking havoc in its path higher.&n...
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Over the week as a whole, the data releases have been softer in nature, though as we consistently say, it is worth taking the numbers as a series over a period of months in order to consider the stat...
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The Co. that runs around 900 pubs in the UK has performed well over the last year. The world cup and great weather were contributing factors to a good set of results. Highlights: Pre-tax p...
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Following on from the past two articles “How much of my wealth should I put in shares?” and “What should I choose to own?” the author has been pressed to answer the above ques...
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This morning Sound Energy has released its half-yearly report for the six months ending June 30th. The Co.'s share price fell recently after the award of the production concession relating to th...
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Two months ago, I wrote here that “current audit practice is valueless” (27th Jul 2018). This is the lesson of Carillion, which should never be forgotten. KPMG certified...
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Homebuilder Galliford Try report this morning, some of the other players in the industry have posted some impressive reports recently here are the highlights from Galiford Try: &mid...
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Over the last week or so, the noises coming out of Europe on Brexit have been encouraging if nothing else. The EU's Michel Barnier has certainly softened his rhetoric towards the UK, even if th...
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Cairn Energy: Interims from Cairn this morning which were a mixed bag but I thought mainly promising in nature. The good news in production came from Catcher as predicted elsewhere and the not so goo...
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JD sports bucks the High St. trend by posting another set of record results this morning. UK sales are still strong but it will be interesting to see how this market will take the guidance as it...
Read More10th September 18
There has been plenty of US data out this week, with much of it confirming the strong state of the economy which is primed to receive another rate hike with the FOMC meeting later on this month. &nbs...
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There is no doubt that in the past decade we have witnessed some of the most incredible growth in equity prices that we have ever seen over any 10-year period. In fact, the UK benchmark stock market,...
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Looking at some of the more common global themes away from the trade wars, wage growth is one which continues to underwhelm. The follow-on effects are one which will challenge traditional econo...
Read More6th September 18
Sound has announced this morning the award of the production concession relating to the Tendrara gas discovery in Eastern Morocco by the Moroccan Ministry of Energy. The FDP underpinning this aw...
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The Co. today released their latest trading report and it seems they may have steadied the ship somewhat. The market where looking to see if there was another profit warning and it didn't come. ...
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Following last month’s article “How much of my wealth should I put in shares?” which suggested how long term cash could be allocated between differing asset classes, the author has ...
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The UK's largest homebuilder delivered a good earnings report this morning with Profit before tax up 9.2%. There are some serious questions being asked in the sector as reports flood in of the Help t...
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At the start of the week, UK assets are feeling the additional heat off the back of weakness in the PMI surveys, with both the manufacturing and construction sectors seeing their respective indices c...
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