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News

FTSE100 drops below 7,000 as bond yields spike
  • News

FTSE100 drops below 7,000 as bond yields spike

17 Sep 2021

UK retail sales set for a rebound in August
  • 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

Airlines rebound helps to buoy European markets
  • 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

16 Sep 2021

How could China’s wealth crackdown affect HSBC’s share price?
  • News

How could China’s wealth crackdown affect HSBC’s share price?

As President Xi Jinping cracks down on China’s wealthiest and looks to curb the spending power of the rapidly expanding middle class

16 Sep 2021

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

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

15 Sep 2021

Apple share price dips as product launch disappoints
  • 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

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

The DAX revamp: from boring 30 to sexy 40
  • 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

Stocks remain under pressure despite US inflation cooling in August
  • 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

14 Sep 2021

How will the Darktrace share price react to earnings?
  • Earnings

How will the Darktrace share price react to earnings?

The Darktrace [DARK.L] share price has been one of the market’s success stories since the Cambridge-based cybersecurity firm went public earlier this year.

14 Sep 2021

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

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

13 Sep 2021

Inflation concerns set to take centre stage this week
  • News

Inflation concerns set to take centre stage this week

​Since the disappointing US jobs report at the beginning of the month, confidence in the broader recovery story has started to ebb away,

13 Sep 2021

Slowdown concerns weigh on European markets
  • News

Slowdown concerns weigh on European markets

European markets look set to end what has been another negative week on a mixed note, with both the FTSE100 and DAX both finishing lower for the second week in succession.

10 Sep 2021

Europe set to open higher, UK GDP set to slow in July
  • News

Europe set to open higher, UK GDP set to slow in July

​European markets had a rather mixed session yesterday after the ECB made a modest adjustment to its monthly bond buying program,

10 Sep 2021

EasyJet hits turbulence as FTSE 100 underperforms
  • News

EasyJet hits turbulence as FTSE 100 underperforms

European markets started the day very much on the back foot today as concerns over the growth outlook and higher prices and wages initially weighed on valuations,

09 Sep 2021

Analysis

The Week Ahead: BoE & Fed meetings, German election; Nike, FedEx results
  • Market Outlook

The Week Ahead: BoE & Fed meetings, German election; Nike, FedEx results

17 Sep 2021

Upcoming indices dividend drop points
  • Market Outlook

Upcoming indices dividend drop points

View the estimated indices dividend drop points* for week commencing 20 September 2021.

17 Sep 2021

Ocado share price: Q3 hit by higher costs and fire disruption
  • Stock Watch

Ocado share price: Q3 hit by higher costs and fire disruption

It’s not been a great year so far for the Ocado share price. The company is among the top-10 worst performing FTSE 100 stocks year-to-date, down over 17%,

14 Sep 2021

The Week Ahead: retail sales, UK unemployment; Darktrace, Ocado, Kier results
  • Market Outlook

The Week Ahead: retail sales, UK unemployment; Darktrace, Ocado, Kier results

Read our pick of the top stories to look out for this week (13 to 17 September), and view our key company earnings schedule.

10 Sep 2021

Will the EU travel ban ground the IAG share price?
  • Stock Watch

Will the EU travel ban ground the IAG share price?

The EU has moved to restrict flights from the US amid a sharp increase in cases of the Delta variant. The bloc voted on Monday 30 August to tighten border controls for non-essential travel.

09 Sep 2021

Will GameStop’s share price show it can pivot to digital?
  • Stock Watch

Will GameStop’s share price show it can pivot to digital?

For the three months to the end of July, analysts expect GameStop to report revenue of $1.12bn on a negative EPS of $0.66, according to a consensus of four analysts

08 Sep 2021

The Week Ahead: ECB meeting, UK GDP; GameStop, Morrisons results
  • Market Outlook

The Week Ahead: ECB meeting, UK GDP; GameStop, Morrisons results

Read our pick of the top stories to look out for this week (6 to 10 September), and view our key company earnings schedule.

03 Sep 2021

US non-farm payrolls webinar recording: 3 September 2021
  • Market Outlook

US non-farm payrolls webinar recording: 3 September 2021

View our live recording of the US non-farm payrolls webinar as the all-important numbers were announced, from chief market analyst, Michael Hewson.

03 Sep 2021

The Week Ahead: US payrolls, Barratt, Melrose, Zoom results
  • Market Outlook

The Week Ahead: US payrolls, Barratt, Melrose, Zoom results

Read our pick of the top stories to look out for this week (30 August to 3 September), and view our key company earnings schedule.

27 Aug 2021

How has China’s tech crackdown affected the Nio share price?
  • Stock Watch

How has China’s tech crackdown affected the Nio share price?

Despite steering clear of Beijing’s competition probes, the Nio share price has underperformed some of the hardest hit tech stocks.

27 Aug 2021

Why did Tesla’s share price dip following its AI Day reveal?
  • Stock Watch

Why did Tesla’s share price dip following its AI Day reveal?

How will the latest technologies unveiled at the electric vehicle maker’s AI Day impact the Tesla share price and the autonomous vehicles market?

27 Aug 2021

Are the BioNTech and Moderna share prices due a pullback?
  • Stock Watch

Are the BioNTech and Moderna share prices due a pullback?

The pace of gains in the Moderna and BioNTech share prices over the past 12 months has been staggering, but are the valuations sustainable?

26 Aug 2021

Is 4,700 on the cards for the S&P 500?
  • Market Outlook

Is 4,700 on the cards for the S&P 500?

Undeterred by the threat of inflation and the Fed’s looming bond tapering, the S&P 500 has hit new highs in recent weeks. However, analysts believe the index’s run hasn’t finished yet.

23 Aug 2021

Is Federal Reserve tapering set to roil the markets?
  • Market Outlook

Is Federal Reserve tapering set to roil the markets?

Analysts believe that markets will be better prepared for the Federal Reserve to taper asset buying than in 2013.

23 Aug 2021

The Week Ahead: Jackson Hole Symposium; Bridgepoint, Salesforce results
  • Market Outlook

The Week Ahead: Jackson Hole Symposium; Bridgepoint, Salesforce results

Read our pick of the top stories to look out for this week (23-27 August), and view our key company earnings schedule.

20 Aug 2021

Solid foundations for Persimmon share price?
  • Stock Watch

Solid foundations for Persimmon share price?

Since hitting a one-year peak back in June, the Persimmon share price has been on a slow move lower, as the air slowly comes out of the rebound that has been in place for most of the last 12 months.

18 Aug 2021

How will the Walmart share price react to Q2 earnings?
  • Reports

How will the Walmart share price react to Q2 earnings?

Are expectations over Walmart’s second-quarter results too high and how will the share price react? Read our Q2 results preview.

16 Aug 2021