8th November 19
Today's announcement from the Bank of England was supposed to be a formality, in so much as the ongoing uncertainty from the failure to resolve the Brexit process leaves the MPC in limbo as much as...
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8th November 19
The FTSE 100 is now lagging further behind its US counterparts now as the Dow, S&P and Nasdaq are hitting or are near all-time highs. Germany's DAX is also not too far off a major...
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6th November 19
WTI $57.23 +69c, Brent $62.96 +83c, Diff -$5.73 +14c, NG $2.86 +4c Oil price Oil continues to drive slowly upwards, yesterday it was the turn of Barkindo who said that Opec cuts may be...
Read More5th November 19
Last week, FCA (Fiat/Chrysler) and the PSA Groupe announced a 50/50 merger which would look to take advantage of economies of scale in a global climate gripped with fierce competition in every...
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1st November 19
Earlier this week, the Federal Reserve announced another rate cut of 25bps, taking the total for the year to 75bps, reducing the Fed Funds rate down to 1.75%. The interest rate on excess...
Read More1st November 19
Due to the Brexit impasse, the Conservative government led by Boris Johnson saw little alternative but to push for a general election, and after a shaky start to the week, we finally saw the House...
Read More31st October 19
The S&P has just hit all-time highs and although the FTSE 100 is lagging the indices often follow each other. Quantitative easing has been all the rage amongst central banks and...
Read More31st October 19
Apart from the 25bp cut in the Fed funds rate, the FOMC meeting was a little short of anything else we didn't know. The US economy is coming off the boil and in order to maintain the pace of...
Read More30th October 19
Sound Energy Sound has announced that it has signed an MOU for a GSA at its Tendrara concession in Eastern Morocco with ONEE, the State Power Company. It appears to have been worth waiting for...
Read More29th October 19
It's fair to say that since Donald Trump has been around mining stocks have been volatile. When he came to power the fiscal stimulus and all of his "build a wall" antics helped push the price...
Read More28th October 19
What is an investment trust? This is where your money is pooled with contributions from lots of other people and used to buy a portfolio of investments. The assets are chosen and...
Read More25th October 19
Events in the US surround the ongoing trade negotiations with China, and on this, hopes are once again raised as both sides are looking to agree on a 'Phase One' deal. This will involve China...
Read More25th October 19
For over 18 months now, the world economy has been suffering from ever-increasing uncertainty over trade tensions between the US and China, with effective policy action starting with the...
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25th October 19
Active fund managers are those who endeavour to outperform a particular benchmark, such as UK equity’s FTSE100, as opposed to passive investors who seek to track or match an index. The reader...
Read More24th October 19
The FTSE 100 has broken the trendline that was touted to be a good signal the other day and now it's broken. ( https://www.lse.co.uk/blogs/expert/is-ftse-100-playing-catch-up.html ) -...
Read More23rd October 19
The FTSE 100 has rallied after last nights vote in the house of commons. The MP's voted in favour of the Boris bill, which is the first Brexit bill to be passed. But they failed...
Read More23rd October 19
After the euphoria of a deal being struck between the UK and the EU, we are back in familiar territory as the level of gridlock resurfaces in the wake of the 2 votes passed last night. There...
Read More22nd October 19
Copper markets are bullish today after the news that Escondida the worlds biggest copper mine is out of operation due to a strike. There are two issues being reported at the moment....
Read More21st October 19
WTI $53.78 -15c, Brent $59.42 -49c, Diff -$5.64 -34c, NG $2.32 n/c Oil price Nothing changes, the IMF have been reducing global GDP numbers again and the trade talks are supposed to be...
Read More18th October 19
While the trade talks between the US and China continue, the US economy continues to show signs of slowing - slowing down and turning into a recession at this stage is a little premature,...
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