Morning Shot
25th April 17
Where we are now: Asian bourses are trading higher following the US. Gold and Silver are still trading lower, Gold at 1,273. Copper marginally higher, base metals moving sideways, s...
Read More25th April 17
Where we are now: Asian bourses are trading higher following the US. Gold and Silver are still trading lower, Gold at 1,273. Copper marginally higher, base metals moving sideways, s...
Read More24th April 17
Morning all the French election votes have been counted and be weary trading today I have seen some strange reactions to election results before. To summarise Macron will face Le Pen in the next roun...
Read More21st April 17
Only one place to start this week, UK's PM May calling the snap election on the 18th. GBP/USD first plummeted on the news, but as traders and investors started to gather more details cable then bounc...
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So far this morning US markets finished in the green with S&P 500 up 0.76% and in Asia we are mostly green with the exception of Shanghai Comp. Not too much movement in FX this morning....
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The surprises continue: an escalation in global tensions (Syria, North Korea) prompted our last blog - writing about alternative investments (gold, commodities, private equity) – and the domest...
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Big day for earnings tomorrow with Debenhams PLC, Unilever PLC, Acacia Mining PLC, Hvivo PLC, Sky PLC, Senior PLC, Go-Ahead Group PLC, Essentra PLC, Man G...
Read More20th April 17
So far this morning: US Cocoa futures finished down 4.37% chocolate makers will be happy. Tin, lead, zinc, gold and silver all lower this morning copper is flat. Chinese iron...
Read More19th April 17
Copper prices are on the slide after geopolitical issues worry investors. London Metal Exchange copper was down 1.6% at USD 5,604 a tonne at 1455 GMT, as the LME resumed trading after the E...
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It looked like it was setting up for a quiet one yesterday, boy was I wrong! UK's PM May called for a snap election, GBP dropped like a rock before discovering it was a rocket in disguise pushing up ...
Read More18th April 17
Hope you had a great Easter! Asian equities are mixed this morning with the Nikkei up 0.31% and the ASX down 0.90% but this could have as the RBA minutes were slightly more dovish than traders h...
Read More13th April 17
In a relatively quiet week, the main incidents came from over the pond. President Trump has continued to stoke the fire regarding issues in Syria, President Trump ordered the missle s...
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Main highlights from yesterdays session: UK wage growth m/m came in slightly better than expectations but traders and investors concentrated on the fact it was offset by higher inflation. ...
Read More12th April 17
In terms of company news there is not too much to be aware of this morning. BHP Billiton dismissed a wide-ranging proposal by major shareholder Elliott Advisors to change its corpor...
Read More11th April 17
The apparent escalation of geo-political hostility in the Middle East, and in Syria, Iraq and Egypt in particular, over the past few days has inevitably dominated the media headlines. Leaving aside t...
Read More11th April 17
After a forgettable Monday, Tuesday looks like it should have some more entertainment value. Today we look forward to the release of UK CPI data. The key thing to remember here is that the Ba...
Read More10th April 17
Above is the daily chart of BAE Systems and it has a very clear uptrend, making higher highs and higher lows. I believe this is a trade based on how much you fell the new president can control himsel...
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So we have some news this morning that can move prices around. Property developer Capital & Counties commented on Friday it has sold its exhibition business for £296M to a group o...
Read More6th April 17
The markets seem to have perceived yesterday's FOMC comments as hawkish, I for one am not too sure about this as the FFR futures markets are only really pricing in one more rate hike for this year d...
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Shares this week fell the most on market open on Thursday after the FOMC minutes revealed that the Fed are looking to reduce the size of their massive balance sheet by the end of this year. From this...
Read More5th April 17
Shares in Imagination Technologies fell 60% at the start of the week, this came after tech giant Apple announced they would stop using the Co.'s products in 15 months time. Interesting time...
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