Reflect and Prepare
30th June 17
Great Week!! This week promised to be a busy week and it didn’t disappoint, central bankers decided to have a WWE inspired royal rumble of words with GBP benefitting the most and some woul...
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Great Week!! This week promised to be a busy week and it didn’t disappoint, central bankers decided to have a WWE inspired royal rumble of words with GBP benefitting the most and some woul...
Read More30th June 17
To become a better equity investor it is essential to measure performance, in percentage terms and against the passage of time. Use of graphs may sometimes help in judging when to buy or sell, ...
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US indices sold off yesterday with the Nasdaq (techs) the worst performer down 1.74%, Asian markets also sold off with the exception of the Shanghai comp. which is flat. Commodities con...
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In the last few days commodities have seen a decent run, the fall in the USD has really helped commodities in general with the DXY falling 1,77% in the last 3 days alone. Alongside this we have...
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Asian markets are following the US and are trading higher after financials out perform in anticipation of the stress tests. Commodities markets again are having a good time of late, iron ore...
Read More28th June 17
US Markets all closed lower yesterday after healthcare names suffered following a delay to the repeal for Obamacare, tech names also underperformed with the Nasdaq the worst performer. In Asia market...
Read More27th June 17
Equities in Asia and the US traded mixed due to comments from Fed members that there is support for a rate hike later in the year. The Nasdaq under-performed as tech names struggled, and in Asia the ...
Read More26th June 17
Asian markets traded higher this morning with the Nikkei and ASX trading higher by an average of 0.08%. Today the DUP are apparently in London to hold talk with PM May, so keep an eye on any potentia...
Read More23rd June 17
This week has been a bit of a quiet one, one of the main events was the Queens speech. No matter how many times I watch the speech I am always amazed by the occasion. Back to the markets now, &nbs...
Read More23rd June 17
US bourses were largely unchanged yesterday, in Asia the ASX and Nikkei are marginally higher and Chinese indices are mixed. Something to watch out for is the Brexit negotiations, yesterday PM ...
Read More22nd June 17
US markets closed lower yesterday with the exception of the tech heavy Nasdaq which closed higher by 0.74%. Asian markets were all positive apart from the Nikkei 225 weighed by a strong JPY. In co...
Read More21st June 17
During market hours tomorrow Carnival report their Q2 results. I like it when Co.'s report during market hours as it inspires volatility in the price levels. Carnival has been on a great run of...
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Asian indices traded lower following the US bourses, energy names were the worst performers as WTI and Brent sold off yesterday. This also took the shine off the decision by U.S. index provider MSCI ...
Read More20th June 17
Looking at copper at the moment, we are seeing prices come back right to the most recent value area of around $2.5910. Price seems to be stuck in a consolidation phase between $2.44 and $2.81 a...
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Asian bourses traded mixed this morning with the Nikkei up 0.8% and the ASX down the same amount due to softness in commodities. Copper is currently flat this morning but DCE iron was also w...
Read More19th June 17
Asian shares traded mostly higher this morning with the Hang Seng in China the best performer up 1%. In commodities markets, Nat Gas is under pressure early in the week down 2.1% the 2.877 support lo...
Read More16th June 17
This week was all about the central banks, lets start in the UK where the BoE have a fascinating task ahead. Forbes (who is leaving), McCafferty and Saunders dissented as the vote was 5 - 3 in favor ...
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Yesterday was an interesting one, the Bank of England left rates and QE unchanged but the MPC member vote split changed dramatically. Saunders, Forbes and McCafferty all voted for a 25bps hike t...
Read More15th June 17
The memorably, if awkwardly named company Petropavlovsk is in the news again. Last time was in the run up to a shareholders’ meeting in February 2015, called to approve a major refinancin...
Read More15th June 17
The FOMC were more hawkish than expected yesterday evening, this came after a fall in the USD after a miss on inflation and retail sales data figures. This led US indices to trade mixed with only the...
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