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Morning Shot

21st July 17 By: Morning Shot

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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The 'picks & shovels' of Healthcare

20th July 17 By: David Harbage

“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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Morning Shot

20th July 17 By: Morning Shot

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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Morning Shot

19th July 17 By: Morning Shot

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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Morning Shot

18th July 17 By: Morning Shot

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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Morning Shot

17th July 17 By: Morning Shot

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, diversification, diversification

14th July 17 By: Eric Chalker

 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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Morning Shot

14th July 17 By: Morning Shot

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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Morning Shot

13th July 17 By: Morning Shot

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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Morning Shot

12th July 17 By: Morning Shot

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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Morning Shot

11th July 17 By: Morning Shot

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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Morning Shot

10th July 17 By: Morning Shot

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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Reflect & Prepare

7th July 17 By: Reflect & Prepare

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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Morning Shot

7th July 17 By: Morning Shot

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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Morning Shot

6th July 17 By: Morning Shot

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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Persimmon Trading pleases - but it's now time to Rebuild the rating

5th July 17 By: David Harbage

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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Morning Shot

5th July 17 By: Morning Shot

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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Morning Shot

4th July 17 By: Morning Shot

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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'Mind your Eye' the US looks (too) high

3rd July 17 By: David Harbage

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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Morning Shot

3rd July 17 By: Morning Shot

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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