HSBC shares weigh on the FTSE, after reporting a big fall in profits

While US markets ended last week higher, the picture in Europe was markedly different, with the German DAX falling heavily, back towards its 200-day MA, while the FTSE100 hit a two-month low.

03 Aug 2020

FTSE 100 underperforms, US big tech booms

The FTSE 100 is underperforming its continental counterparts on account of the firmer pound.

31 Jul 2020

Apple share price: Apple beats the doubters again, announces 4:1 stock split

Apple's fiscal year got off to a cracking start, with record net income and revenue of $91.8bn and $22.2bn respectively.

31 Jul 2020

NatWest Group completes a miserable week for UK banks

Over the last few years UK banks' share prices have struggled due to concerns over Brexit, however it's been the additional concerns over coronavirus which have driven share to new lows.

31 Jul 2020

US dollar slides to 3-year low, EU Q2 GDP expected to see record fall

European markets fell sharply yesterday, posting their worst one-day losses in four weeks, on the back of concerns that the economic recovery in the past few weeks could be on the cusp of running out of road.

31 Jul 2020

Stocks tumble, UPS pops, gold drops

Stocks are sharply lower as risk-off sentiment is doing the rounds.

30 Jul 2020

Dovish Fed weakens the US dollar further, US and German Q2 GDP up next

European stock markets finished yesterday’s session cautiously flat ahead of last nights Fed decision, which in the end saw US policymakers also signal their determination to keep policy loose well into 2021.

30 Jul 2020

Stocks calm ahead of Fed, dollar drops again, big tech before Congress

The major equity benchmarks in Europe are largely flat on the session as traders await the update from the Federal Reserve.

29 Jul 2020

FOMC in focus as Facebook, Apple, Amazon and Alphabet CEOs face US lawmakers

Stock markets appear to be starting to get a little wobbly as the latest earnings numbers suggest the global economy faces a challenging period in the months ahead.

29 Jul 2020

Stocks slip, dollar firms up, gold retreats

Equity benchmarks in Europe are largely showing modest losses as the pandemic and US political wrangling over the $1 trillion stimulus package are in focus.

28 Jul 2020

Europe set for higher open, as vaccine hopes rise

European stocks slid back yesterday on a combination of concerns over US-China relations, and a rise in coronavirus infection rates in Spain, which prompted concerns about a second wave, helping to send travel stocks down sharply.

28 Jul 2020

Stocks calm, metals rally, Moderna jumps

It has been a lacklustre session in Europe today as there wasn’t a clear direction for stocks.

27 Jul 2020

US dollar slide accelerates, gold posts new record, Swiss franc hits five-year high

Last week's promise of an agreement among EU leaders for a pandemic recovery fund fiscal plan, which initially helped send European stocks to their best levels in five months, remains some way off.

27 Jul 2020

Mood rattled by US-China relations, gold shines, Intel tumbles

Equity markets are set to finish sharply lower this afternoon on account of the strained US-China relationship.

24 Jul 2020

Vodafone share price: Vodafone set to take Ad-Vantage

It’s not been a good last two years for the Vodafone share price, having lost half their value since the beginning of 2018. Could the company's latest results help turn things around?

24 Jul 2020

Europe set to open lower ahead of UK retail sales, flash PMIs

US markets underwent a softer session yesterday as a rise in weekly jobless claims, the first week on week increase since March, cast doubt on the prospects of the US economy, over the next few weeks.

24 Jul 2020