24th 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 ) - Yester...
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 to...
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23rd 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 wa...
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. The ...
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21st 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 gett...
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18th 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, especially ...
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Shares in Netflix have had a mixed week this week. Stock prices shot up by over 7.5% on Thursday pre-open after a mixed earnings report showing a beat on EPS of $1.47 vs expectations closer to ...
Read More17th October 19
GBP is massively capping gains at the moment, most of the companies on the FTSE 100 denominate their profits in dollars. GBP/USD has recently moved from 1.22 to 1.28 in four days worth of trading. ...
Read More17th October 19
It really is a matter of waiting on the headlines at the present time, as the UK PM Boris Johnson is scrambling to get a deal together that will appeal to the EU, the DUP and the hardliners within hi...
Read More11th October 19
Fresh from a week where domestic data proved that the US is perhaps not as resilient to the global tensions - be they trade-related or otherwise - attentions have unsurprisingly turned to the progres...
Read More11th October 19
What a turnaround for the books - and in this case, for those books holding Sterling. As the primary sentiment indicator for Brexit, the Pound has rallied hard in the wake of the meeting betwee...
Read More10th October 19
The Rio Tinto daily chart below is showing some positive signs at the moment. The trade talks which are going on at the moment between China and the US are very important and although th...
Read More9th October 19
Early on on Tuesday, European Council President Donald Tusk warned the UK PM not to enter a blame game over what is once again looking like an insurmountable task in trying to reach a deal within the...
Read More9th October 19
It has been a strong sell-off since the last FTSE article I wrote ( https://www.lse.co.uk/blogs/expert/ftse-100-technical-analysis-9.html ) The good news is the technicals worked a tread...
Read More4th October 19
Focus is very much on the incoming data at present, with the latest ISM surveys in both manufacturing and non-manufacturing painting a downbeat picture. This has knocked some of the confidence ...
Read More4th October 19
We have seen yet more profit warnings hurting some notable brand names this week, with Ted Baker making the headlines yesterday after it announced a loss of £23mln for the 6 months to the 10tho...
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4th October 19
This blog has regularly provided an update on what has been occurring in financial markets and, as we turn into the final quarter of the year, it may be helpful to follow up the previous article date...
Read More2nd October 19
Yesterday we entered a month which define the UK outlook for years and perhaps decades to come. At the end of October, the UK - by default - leaves the EU, and unless there is a deal in place b...
Read More1st October 19
The FTSE 100 continues to move higher as GBP/USD struggles to gain any momentum to the upside and Brexit getting more and more complicated. Since 20th September GBP/USD has fallen from 1...
Read More26th September 19
The Pearson's share price gapped down massively this morning after the Co. said “weaker than expected” sales in its US higher education courseware division mean adjusted operating pr...
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