Morning Shot
14th May 18
The indices in the Asia Pac area have started the week in positive territory. The Nikkei 225 out performs trading 0.53% higher, ASX 0.31% and the Shanghai Comp. 0.28%. In commodities markets base ...
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The indices in the Asia Pac area have started the week in positive territory. The Nikkei 225 out performs trading 0.53% higher, ASX 0.31% and the Shanghai Comp. 0.28%. In commodities markets base ...
Read More11th May 18
Where to start? This week's BoE meeting was set to be an uncomfortable affair for gov Carney, with media questioning at one point making references to head of the MPC as the 'unreliable boyfriend'!&n...
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Another good session in Wall St. sent the Nikkei (1.23%) climbing overnight, but the ASX and Shanghai Comp. traded flat. On the balance commodities traded weaker apart from some of the base ...
Read More10th May 18
Prompted by a trading update from Barratt Developments this morning, please find and post the following brief comment on the above website: ‘Sunshine today - storms or rainbow ahea...
Read More10th May 18
We would not want to be in the shoes of the MPC right now, as today's announcement will be followed up by a press conference when the media will be asked why the push for a more hawkish stance was in...
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The US bourses closed higher yesterday with the Nasdaq outperforming up 1%. In the Asia Pac area it was much of the same as the Nikkei 225 traded 0.40% higher, ASX 0.18% and Shanghai Comp. 0.16%. ...
Read More9th May 18
When it comes to investments there are many rules that you need to follow in order to give yourself the best chance of becoming successful and I know this because I have broken most of them at least ...
Read More9th May 18
For those of you who know me, you will know that I am a huge advocate of people taking control of their lives through sensible investing. It’s one of those things that is sorely missed in our e...
Read More9th May 18
So last night President Trump announced that he will leave the Iran nuclear deal and spot WTi rallied once more. In terms of the reaction in equities, all the major 3 US indices traded flat. In the A...
Read More8th May 18
Last night US markets closed positive with the Nasdaq outperforming up 0.77%. In the Asia Pac area it was much of the same, Shanghai Comp. 0.74%, Nikkei 225 0.21% and the ASX 0.12%. This morning w...
Read More4th May 18
So according to the pound (GBP) the future is not as rosy as everyone thinks in the UK. Traders clearly feel that the picture in the UK is bleak. Another cabinet member who is pro Brexit left, dat...
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After a mixed close in the US markets in the Asia Pac area traded in subdued fashion, the ASX closed 0.58% lower while the Shanghai Comp. closed -0.16% down (Nikkei Closed). In commoditi...
Read More3rd May 18
Today as like any other day I woke up and got ready for work. However, and despite the not so great weather, I decided that rather than driving to the train station as I normally do, I would walk. I ...
Read More3rd May 18
US bourses sold off yesterday with the Dow and S&P both down 0.72%. In the Asia Pac region the Nikkei was the only major index in the red trading lower by 0.19%. The Shanghai Comp. (0.62%) and AS...
Read More2nd May 18
US bourses traded mixed yesterday as the Nasdaq and S&P traded higher and the Dow underperformed. In the Asia Pac region the Nikkei 225 traded lower by 0.19%, Shanghai Comp. lower by half a perce...
Read More1st May 18
A fter the shock announcement over the weekend of Sainsburys and Asda potentially merging to create a £10 billion behemoth retail giant that will surpass even the monster that is Tesco, I had ...
Read More1st May 18
The main US bourses closed negative yesterday and the Asia Pac indices didn't follow suit. The Nikkei 225 closed 0.18% higher, ASX 0.54% and the Shanghai Comp. 0.23%. In the commodities complex, b...
Read More30th April 18
Over the weekend I was as shocked as everybody else to hear that Sainsburys and Asda were in advanced negotiations to merge and create a new retailing empire worth £10billion. OMG! The schoo...
Read More30th April 18
Good start to the week in the Asia Pac area with the major bourses all positive at the open. Nikkei 0.66%, ASX 0.22%, and the Shanghai Comp. 0.23%. Keep a eye on the UK political situation as after e...
Read More27th April 18
The focus this week has been on the long end of the Treasury curve where the benchmark 10yr Note has tentatively pierced the 3.00% mark. A clean break above 3.05% would perhaps put the jitters ...
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