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Morning Shot

7th February 18 By: Morning Shot

So the equity route to a breather yesterday after a gap down at the open. Following the lead, Asia also traded slightly positive with the ASX up 0.75% and the Nikkei 0.15%. Chinese bourses bucked the...

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Morning Shot

6th February 18 By: Morning Shot

So once again stock markets around the world fell heavily yesterday, over in the US indices fell a massive 4%. Over in the Asia Pac region the Nikkei, ASX and Shanghai Comp. also capitulated with an ...

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Heady markets can produce a nose bleed

5th February 18 By: David Harbage

Good afternoon, and it’s a colder one if you’re reading this in the UK. Matching the temperature outside, investors’ appetite for risk seems to be cooling just as economic news appe...

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Morning Shot

5th February 18 By: Morning Shot

Heavy losses in equities overnight with the exception of the Shanghai Comp. The Nikkei 225 is trading lower by just over 2.5% and the ASX is down 1.56% as risk sentiment was hit following the better ...

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Reflect & Prepare

2nd February 18 By: Reflect & Prepare

Not too much has changed on the political scene in the US, with little fresh news on the funding bill(s) and Congress still looking for compromise on DACA amongst other immigration issues.  In t...

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Morning Shot

2nd February 18 By: Morning Shot

Mixed closes in the US yesterday as the Dow was the only index able to close up. In the Asia Pac area it was much of the same the Nikkei closed lower by 0.69% while the ASX and Shanghai Comp. close u...

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Morning Shot

1st February 18 By: Morning Shot

For the first time in a few days the US indices finished positive overnight as US traders digested the FOMC rate decision and comments. The Nikkei followed suit and closed 1.60% higher as did the ASX...

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What do you get if your SIPP or ISA provider goes bust?

31st January 18 By: Eric Chalker

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been reviewing this question, but the answer just now is, “Less than you might want.”  It will depend, of course, on how much you lose, but ...

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Morning Shot

31st January 18 By: Morning Shot

Another day of losses in Europe and the US yesterday, with the three major US bourses down 1% on average. In the Asia Pac area the Nikkei (0.71%) and the Shanghai Comp. (0.19%) closed lower...

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Morning Shot

30th January 18 By: Morning Shot

Bad day for US equity markets yesterday and they followed suit in the Asia Pac area. The Nikkei fell 1.43%, Shanghai 1% and the ASX 0.87%. Some analysts are looking at the relationship between the US...

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Morning Shot

29th January 18 By: Morning Shot

A mixed session in the Asia Pac area, the ASX traded well closing higher by 0.42%, while the Nikkei traded flat and the Shanghai Comp. closed nearly 1% lower. As the ASX reflected commodities had ...

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Reflect and Prepare

26th January 18 By: Reflect & Prepare

The buoyant economic expansion has taken a back seat to debt concerns in the US, with the Treasury yields holding better levels, but curve flattening highlighting expectations that that growth the gr...

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Morning Shot

26th January 18 By: Morning Shot

The Dow closed half a percent higher while the S&P and the Nasdaq close near flat. In the Asia Pac area the Shanghai Comp traded higher by 0.30% and the ASX (0.08%) and Nikkei (0.25%) b...

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Shop 'til you Drop

25th January 18 By: David Harbage

Three weeks into January, and trading updates from the UK’s retailers have almost run their course. Seasonal spending on gifts, food and drink is critical for shops – be they offering a h...

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Morning Shot

25th January 18 By: Morning Shot

Mixed close on Wall St. as the Nasdaq closed lower by 0.63%, the S&P was flat and the Dow closed higher by 0.16%. In the Asia Pac area Japan's Nikkei (-1.11%) weakened once more after USD we...

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Morning Shot

24th January 18 By: Morning Shot

Mixed close on Wall St. with the Dow flat and the S&P (0.22%) and the Nasdaq (0.71%) up . In the Asia Pac area the Nikkei fell 0.81% as JPY strength persists, the ASX rose 0.29% and the Shan...

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Morning Shot

23rd January 18 By: Morning Shot

After the US gov. managed to sort out their differences the US bourses closed higher by an average of 0.75%. In the Asia Pac area it was a good session as the Nikkei (1.30%), ASX (0.75%) and the Shan...

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Morning Shot

22nd January 18 By: Morning Shot

Asia Pac equities are mixed this morning as the Nikkei trades flat, ASX is down 0.23% and the Shanghai Comp. is up 0.11%. The story of the weekend was the US Gov. shutdown, remember this has happened...

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Reflect & Prepare

19th January 18 By: Reflect & Prepare

This week USD selling has continued and dominated the markets. Many companies that deliver profits in USD must be looking worried at the moment. You can see the FTSE 100 has ticked off the last 4 day...

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Morning Shot

19th January 18 By: Morning Shot

There was a negative close on Wall St. yesterday and the Asia Pac area traded mixed. The Nikkei 225 traded higher by 0.22% but the ASX didn't follow as it closed down 0.15% and finally the Shanghai C...

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