The Morning Shot
30th May 17
Hope you all enjoyed the bank holiday weekend, it was a busy weekend for news. First of all in terms of where we stand, silver, nickel and tin are at the top of the commodities the commodities lea...
Read More30th May 17
Hope you all enjoyed the bank holiday weekend, it was a busy weekend for news. First of all in terms of where we stand, silver, nickel and tin are at the top of the commodities the commodities lea...
Read More26th May 17
This week news has been dominated by the horrific attack in Manchester where 22 people sadly lost their lives and many are still injured. It’s hard to reflect on the financial markets when...
Read More26th May 17
US markets finished in positive territory yesterday up an average of 0.38%, the S&P 500 close well above the 2400 area. In Asia things are not so rosy, as the OPEC saga takes its toll on energy n...
Read More25th May 17
This company owns all the nice restaurants at your local complex, Chiquito's, Garfunkle's and Frankie and Benny's to name a few but have they being doing enough to warrant some tasty returns! (sorry)...
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US equities closed higher yesterday by an average of 0.3% and Asian markets followed suit as the Fed indicated they are not ready to raise rates without further evidence of improvement from data. ...
Read More24th May 17
Tate & Lyle have had a great 2017 so far, the share price has risen 11.4% since the start of the year and 20% from the lows this year seen in late January. The British ingredients maker has rece...
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Where we stand: Asian markets are mixed this morning with the Nikkei and the ASX trading higher and all of the Chinese bourses are trading lower after Moody's downgraded the countries sover...
Read More23rd May 17
Babcock report tomorrow and have a great run this year, since mid April we have seen a move of 12.6%. The company provides engineering support services and offers support...
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First of all, my condolences to anyone who was hurt and to all the family and friends of those that died in yesterday’s attacks in Manchester. Where we stand: The major indices trade lo...
Read More22nd May 17
Where we stand: Asian bourses traded higher overnight with the exception of Shanghai. The ASX performed very well after DCE iron ore and oil both performed well. Copper is slightly lower...
Read More19th May 17
Oh no! I am getting sick of writing about Donald Trump, when he was amazingly elected as the president I knew my days would be filled writing about his misdemeanours. So why am I writing abo...
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Where we stand US equities retracted slightly yesterday but this had no material effect on Asian bourses that moved sideways. Gold printed a heavy rejection from higher prices yesterday ...
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Where we stand: US closed lower yesterday with its worst performance in 8 months due to political tension. Asian bourses markets are also subdued. In commodities markets, we are pretty much l...
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We we stand so far: The Nasdaq closed higher by 0.33% while the S&P and Dow closed flat. In Asia all major indices are trading lower. In commodities markets, WTI and Brent are much ...
Read More16th May 17
Oh dear rising energy prices! HSBC recently downgraded the company due to the Co. rising prices for domestic customers from 1 April 2017 by 6.9%, or £73 per year. In a note to clients...
Read More16th May 17
Following on from the last script, which sought to put numbers on a number of company stocks on the writer’s Watch list, this week’s blog provides brief commentary on a few developments in...
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Where we stand so far this morning: The US markets all closed higher yesterday an average of 0.41%. Asian markets are trading mixed this morning with Nikkei ASX and Shanghai Comp. all higher and...
Read More15th May 17
Vodafone shares have been pretty bullish leading into their earnings release, volume is backing this move away from the most recent value area of just above 200p. Today Vodafone transferred ...
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Where we stand so far: Industrial Production in China posted a worse than expected result at 6.5% vs. expectations of 7.1%. The Major indices are mixed in the Asia-Pac region are mixed. Commo...
Read More12th May 17
This week has been interesting, the Bank of England basically did nothing and fiddled around with a few numbers. Dropping GDP and Inflation forecasts by 0.10bps, while also pointing out wage gro...
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