Morning Shot
21st July 17
US markets where pretty flat yesterday and Asian markets are mostly lower this bearish sentiment came as Mueller said to expand probe into Trumps business transactions which some analysts feel c...
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US markets where pretty flat yesterday and Asian markets are mostly lower this bearish sentiment came as Mueller said to expand probe into Trumps business transactions which some analysts feel c...
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“Health is more important than wealth” is a sentiment, with which most of us would agree. Domestic media headlines this week have featured the proposed state pension age rise to 68 years ...
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As earnings come in thick and fast all 3 of the major US bourses closed higher yesterday and this bullish sentiment has carried through to Asia today. The bullishness came as the BoJ announced t...
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Yesterday was a good day of the tech stocks as Netflix reported good subscription levels and the NASDAQ outperformed, this sentiment carried over to Asia where stocks trade higher. Stocks were also b...
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US markets close flat in an uneventful trading day yesterday and this morning the ASX and Nikkei have taken a hit with the ASX worse off, down over 1 percent. This came as traders and investors look ...
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Markets in Asia trade mixed this morning with the ASX and the Nikkei roughly flat. The Shanghai comp. is trading lower by 0.84% despite China recording a higher than expected GDP rating. Com...
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Diversification should surely be the number one rule for private investors, yet too often it is forgotten, or simply ignored in pursuit of an overwhelming belief in a particular stock. Th...
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Equity markets are mostly in the green this morning, as investors and traders await the all important CPI data from the US. After closing lower yesterday gold is tackling yesterday's opening price...
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Most equities markets rallied yesterday after Fed Chair Yellens speech a little more dovish than some had expected. This led many investors and traders to think that the accommodative stanc...
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Asian markets traded in a subdued fashion overnight as there were reports of some controversy over U.S. President Donald Trump's alleged connection with Russia, while investors looked ahead to F...
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After a slow one yesterday the US markets closed flat with the exception of the Nasdaq which closed higher by 0.38%, Asian markets are all higher this morning, with the weakness in JPY helping the Ni...
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Asian markets traded higher this morning, with the Nikkei 225 the best performer trading higher by 0.84%. This comes as the jobs report on Friday showed a better than expected number which led the ma...
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Only one place to start this week and that’s with the central banks. The FOMC meeting minutes were uninspiring in terms of volatility but the minutes made for an interesting read. The FOMC can&...
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There was a sell off in stocks yesterday as disappointing labor market data hit US markets, Asia markets then followed suit as analysts cited potential central bank tightening as another reason ...
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We were mixed over in the US yesterday with the Dow closing lower and the NASDAQ and S&P closing higher. In Asia we are broadly lower but the Shanghai Comp. is flat. Yesterday most energy compani...
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This morning, the UK's biggest builder as measured by stock market worth announced a pleasing trading update covering the first half of 2017. Essentially, it reads very well in terms of both tone and...
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With the US market closed yesterday for Independence Day volatility was thin, In Asia all the Asian bourses are up apart from the ASX which slipped on commodities weakness. In the commodities mark...
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Today is Independence Day in the US so we may be quiet in for a quiet afternoon. In Asia the ASX was higher after some risk events last night but the rest were trading lower. In the US yesterday the ...
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It is three weeks since this blog last commented on the uncertainty facing owners of UK equity, concluding that ‘investors in domestic stocks (especially consumer-sensitive businesses) should r...
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Asian bourses are mostly lower other then the Nikkei 225 which is just above flat. We had some ECB members talk this weekend stating that the ECB may not have to wait before normalising. Also in the ...
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