• News

Markets shrug off Evergrande fears with M&A also providing a lift

​After yesterday’s big falls European markets have undergone a decent rebound today, as concerns over Evergrande’s fate get shifted to this week’s bond payments

22 Sep 2021

• News

Will Evergrande trigger a “Lehman moment”?

The indebted major property developer Evergrande, the second largest in China has trigger wide-spread contagion fear across the global financial markets

21 Sep 2021

• News

Europe set for a higher open, UK public borrowing set to rise from July low

​European markets had a bit of a shocker yesterday, posting their worst declines in two months with the DAX and FTSE100 both hitting a two-month low.

21 Sep 2021

• News

Not so grand as Evergrande spooks the markets, IAG flies on US travel rules change

The Evergrande-inspired sell-off in the Hang Seng, which hit 13-month lows, has bled into today’s European session with big falls for the FTSE 100 and the DAX.

21 Sep 2021

• News

Rising prices push stagflation concerns onto the radar

​The last few weeks has seen equity markets struggle to make gains of any significant size, and all the while concerns have been rising about a number of different factors.

20 Sep 2021

• News

FTSE 100 drops below 7,000 as bond yields spike

After an initially positive start, markets in Europe have pulled back from their intraday highs, with the FTSE 100 slipping below 7,000, to a six-week low.

18 Sep 2021

• News

UK retail sales set for a rebound in August

​While European markets managed to post modest gains yesterday it is becoming increasingly apparent that there is little in the way of direction for equity markets at the moment.

17 Sep 2021

• News

Airlines rebound helps to buoy European markets

It’s been a slightly better day for markets in Europe, shrugging off a weak Asia handoff, with some decent gains for travel and leisure, which has enjoyed a respite

17 Sep 2021

• News

Europe set for a positive start, ahead of US retail sales

Having got off to a positive start to the week on Monday, the last two days have been disappointing ones for European markets. Yesterday’s weakness was driven by a surge in energy prices,

16 Sep 2021

• News

European stocks slip back as energy prices surge, China data disappoints

European markets have struggled again today with little in the way of direction, after a weak lead from Asia markets which fell back after Chinese retail sales dropped sharply to 2.5% in August,

16 Sep 2021

• Earnings

Apple share price dips as product launch disappoints

With the Christmas season approaching, September is usually the time Apple sets out its stall for what tends to be its most lucrative quarter.

15 Sep 2021

• News

China retail sales slow sharply, UK inflation set to surge in August

​Although yesterday’s US inflation report came in weaker than expected, with US core CPI prices slipping back from 4.5% to 4% in August, markets still decided to adopt a glass half empty approach

15 Sep 2021

• News

The DAX revamp: from boring 30 to sexy 40

Germany’s benchmark stock index, the DAX 30 has undergone a major historical comprehensive reform since the launch of it in 1988

15 Sep 2021

• News

Stocks remain under pressure despite US inflation cooling in August

Having got off to a positive start yesterday, today’s price action looks set to follow the pattern of last week, where after a similar Monday rally, sentiment deteriorated

15 Sep 2021

• News

All eyes on US CPI, as price pressures continue to rise

​After such a disappointing performance last week it was perhaps inevitable that we’d see a modest pullback as European markets got the week off to a positive start,

14 Sep 2021

• News

European markets start the week on the front foot as energy prices surge

​European markets have got off to a positive start to the week, with the energy sector helping to push the FTSE100 back up towards the 7,100 level,

14 Sep 2021