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1st December 17
With 3,000 share posts on this website alone in the last 7 days, excitement is evident. However, those who attended yesterday’s AGM may now be rethinking their positions. It’s...
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With 3,000 share posts on this website alone in the last 7 days, excitement is evident. However, those who attended yesterday’s AGM may now be rethinking their positions. It’s...
Read More1st December 17
This week has had its events, more brexit drama, Trumps tax proposal moves on, OPEC extensions and data. First of all this week we had a surprise UK press announcement stating that an exit bill had b...
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It is a year since the author asserted that a prime driver of company share prices, over the appropriate longer term are those companies’ earnings or profit – with an expectation that dis...
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As the FTSE struggled with sterling strength yesterday, the 3 US bourses rose by an average of 1%. Asian markets are positive too, the Shanghai Comp. is slightly above flat and the Nikkei (0.44%) and...
Read More30th November 17
The Nasdaq underperformed yesterday as tech stocks suffered, the S&P traded flat and the only US index to trade higher was the Dow up 0.44%. Other than the Nikkei (+0.66%) all the rest of the Asi...
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North Korea sent equities markets in the US lower mid US session but all 3 US bourses managed to close higher and recover. Asian equities followed suit and closed higher too, with the Nikkei out...
Read More28th November 17
US equities traded mixed yesterday with the S&P and Nasdaq lower and the Dow up by 0.10%. In Asia markets traded pretty much flat, with the ASX lower by 0.08% and the Nikkei up 0.03%. The Shangha...
Read More27th November 17
Overnight the ASX (0.10%) is the only major index to trade higher, as the Shanghai Comp is down 1% and the Nikkei trades lower by 0.28%. Ahead of the latest OPEC meeting, oil prices hav...
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An interesting week with some busy days (UK Budget) and some very quiet ones. Let go straight into the budget the main point was the drop in stamp duty you would think this would have a positive impa...
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Xavier Rolet, CEO of the London Stock Exchange, is leaving under circumstances which are being challenged by a major investor. It appears that he is bound by a non-disclosure agreement not to e...
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Asian equity markets traded mixed overnight with the Nikkei higher by 0.13% after a public holiday, the Shanghai Comp. was also higher but only by 0.06% and lastly the ASX closed lower by 0.06%. I...
Read More23rd November 17
Given that readers will no doubt be ploughing through the finer detail of yesterday’s speech from Chancellor Hammond’s speech, this blogger will proffer brief comment. The tax giveaway...
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A mixed session in equities yesterday the FTSE finished marginally higher but the Dax lower, in the States it was a similar story, Nasdaq was up 0.07% while the Dow and S&P both had negative sess...
Read More22nd November 17
A good day for the major indices yesterday with the FTSE, Dax and the 3 main US bourses all closing higher. Asia has followed suit as the Nikkei and Shanghai Comp. both trade higher by 0.60% and the ...
Read More21st November 17
The 3 main US bourses traded higher yesterday as some positive sentiment came back into equity markets. In Asia the Nikkei, ASX and the Shanghai Comp. all trade higher, with the Nikkei out perfo...
Read More20th November 17
On a regular basis, investors in individual company shares should review their portfolio holdings against the wider market – comparing the performance of, and prospects for, each stock with the...
Read More20th November 17
After the negative close in the US on Friday, the Nikkei (-0.60%) and ASX (-0.20%) are lower this morning. Some of the subdued sentiment could be coming from fresh reports of North Korea buildin...
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Brexit talks have dominated this week, UK PM May has been in the press with some strong suggestions that the UK are willing to move on the divorce bill (reports of £20bln). Interesting, as the&...
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Markets in the US have resumed normal service is all 3 of the major bourses up an average of 1%. Asian indices followed suit as the Nikkei rose 0.23% despite Yen strength and the ASX is up 0.23%, the...
Read More16th November 17
US indices once again traded in the red down an average of 0.50%, while the ASX (0.16%) and Nikkei (1.46%) moved higher. One of the main stories from overnight was unconfirmed reports that the GOP ha...
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