The FTSE 100 took a hit of 2.1% to 7,317.5 at close of trading on Friday, after US inflation was revealed to have surged to a 40-year high of 8.6% in May this year. Global equity markets sank, with the NASDAQ down 3.1% to 11,390.1, the Dow sliding 2% to 15,155.4, the German DAX falling […]

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Markets around the world are buzzing as Trump leaves the White House, paving the way for President-elect Joe Biden to take over in this evening’s long-awaited inauguration ceremony. After days of subdued activity across global equities earlier in the week – partly hampered by the US’s national holiday in commemoration of Martin Luther King – […]

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Global equities were hushed on Monday as the US enjoyed its first national holiday of the year, leaving the rest of the markets to stroll through their quietest trading session of 2021. It was a sign – if one was even needed – that Europe lacks direction without the US at the helm to direct […]

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Western markets look set to end the week on a sour note, with the FTSE slipping to a 9 day-low as trading closed and both its US and European equivalents weathering similar drops. The FTSE is among the worst casualties of the day, contemplating the new Office for National Statistics (ONS) data revealing that UK […]

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Finishing the day without making any notable ground, global equities appeared largely unphased by the positive chatter surrounding US stimulus talks. In spite of fresh calls for stimulus, there seems to be some disagreement over whether there’s a total gridlock, or whether we’ll see a new deal tabled within the next week or so. Responding […]

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Still mulling over Monday’s gains, global equities had to settle for an uneventful Thanksgiving Thursday, as US traders busied themselves with carving turkey. In a directionless session, lacking much in the way of either volume or movement, non-US stocks didn’t post any performances worth noting, with any developments likely to be reversed once the Dow […]

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US blue chip equities index, the Dow Jones, set a fresh all-time record, as it bounced over 440 points and hit 30,034 points. Beating its previous record of 29,989 points booked at the end of 2019, the US index was buoyed by rallies posted by COVID-suffering equities in finance, commodities, air travel and film. Chevron […]

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The FTSE 100 opened higher on Tuesday as markets continued to react well to the ongoing vaccine news. The FTSE 100 opened 55 points higher or 0.87% to 6389 in early trading, which was boosted by growth in travel stocks, energy companies and hospitality firms. In Europe, markets also opened higher. Germany’s DAX increased by […]

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Shock, the third Monday in a row where vaccine news push value stocks higher. Though underwhelming, the AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) vaccine trial results shoved long-suffering air travel, financial and commodities stocks higher, once again. Across the FTSE 100, air travel stocks led the way, with Rolls Royce soaring 7.60%, while IAG bounced around 5.50%. Meanwhile, mining […]

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Unsure of what to do with themselves after a mixed week, global equities posted relatively modest movements as they responded to a varied bag of news updates on vaccine updates, retail sales and US stimulus. Between Pfizer and Moderna one-upping each-other with positive news, markets have been spurred on since the booming US election week. […]

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Tech and growth stock-heavy index, the Nasdaq Composite, escaped the market correction on Thursday, as virus fears crunched over-extended value equities. European equities fell sharply during the morning, with the DAX and CAC falling 0.88% and 0.67% apiece. Following was the FTSE, who, having suffered 5% losses by Kingfisher and Johnson Matthey, extended yesterday’s losses, […]

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While not moving quite as enthusiastically as they did after previous vaccine updates, Pfizer‘s latest news saw global equities nudge higher on Wednesday. Noticeably muted, though, was the FTSE. Having led the pack in recent vaccine news rallies, the index was weighed the pound rising on renewed Brexit hopes. While the Dow Jones rallied by […]

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The FTSE was among the biggest index winners on Monday, led by a surge in the previously COVID-stricken equities, as Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) announced that its vaccine candidate had a 94.5% efficacy rate. Logistical issues will remain an ongoing concern going forwards. However, the Moderna vaccine doesn’t require the same extreme cold storage as its Pfizer […]

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Having fallen during the week before last, global equities have since been spurred by the Joe Biden victory and Pfizer vaccine hopes. On Thursday, however, some of the good-feeling steam wore off, as investors greedily priced in potential upsides in the short-term. Choosing to be overly optimistic in the moment, markets are now watching equities […]

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Having cheered on the news of Pfizer’s (NSYE:PFE) vaccine candidate demonstrating 90% efficacy, global equities heavily priced in COVID challenges being overcome, and favoured pandemic casualties during trading on Tuesday. Leading the charge and at one point up by almost 18%, Lloyds finished up by 6.63%, up to 32.82p a share. Following close behind were […]

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Sleep? Sorry – don’t know them. As forecast, the US Presidential Election has been drawn-out, dramatic and all-consuming. But, rather than buckle under the strain, global equities spent the majority of the week absolutely soaring. Rallying at their fastest rate since April, US big tech stocks led the way, with Alphabet rising by 8%; Amazon, […]

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On the list of things markets hate, uncertainty, political conflict, and drawn-out disruption must all rank fairly highly among the top downside risk factors. Despite that, and ahead of what may end up being a closer-fought contest than many anticipated, global equities shot up at an unreasonable rate on the eve of the US Presidential […]

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Shrugging off some of last week’s losses, global equities decided Monday was a time to be bullish. Given the broad macroeconomic and political outlook, you’d think they wouldn’t have much to be positive about, but perhaps that’s just it – they priced in potential downsides too hard before trading. Alternatively, things are set to get […]

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With daily COVID cases breaking the 500,000 threshold, the final bell on Friday marks the end of a week that global equities would rather forget. Unfortunately, this doesn’t seem likely, with a busy and nail-biting smorgasbord of headlines for investors to consider next week. For today, the picture was rather bleak. Despite Eurozone GDP posting […]

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Portfolios have had to use their back-up parachutes this week, having used their first ones on March’s market free-fall. After three days of consecutive losses, global equities pretty much held their ground on Thursday, thanks to ECB stimulus and GDP announcements. Speaking earlier in the day, IG Chief Market Analyst, Chris Beauchamp, said: “A degree […]

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Having posted some painful losses on Monday, continued second wave fears saw European equities lead the downward-facing indexes on Tuesday. Speaking on the day’s performance, IG Chief Market Analyst, Chris Beauchamp, commented: “A small overnight recovery for stock futures has been rapidly given back as the session got underway, and so far there is no […]

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An obligatory Parental Guidance sticker has been stuck on Monday’s global equities movements. Because, between election, company data, and COVID jitters, it was an unadulterated horror show. Global equities hardly elated over the election Quaking in their boots just over a week out from the US election, global equities watch in horror as the Biden […]

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With something of a mood change from Monday’s drop, the FTSE escaped the fates of its Eurozone counterparts, and enjoyed modest gains as trading came to a close. Starting the day off with a fall of 0.3%, to 5,867 points, the FTSE has since recovered, up 0.26% to 5,900 in the afternoon. Meanwhile, having fallen […]

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Global equities appeared by-and-large unmoved on Tuesday, though hopes of a renewed Federal Reserve stimulus package gave European markets enough momentum to finish in the green. As stated by Spreadex Financial Analyst, Connor Campbell: “Now that Trump, irresponsibly or otherwise, is out of hospital and back at the White House, hopes appear to have been […]

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After starting the week on a bright note, the FTSE looked set to repeat yesterday’s regression. That was, before the Dow Jones opened with a relatively meagre rally, that proved enough to give the FTSE a burst of energy and finish the week in the green. Having dropped by just under a percent by midday, […]

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The FTSE 100 led the European equities rally for a second consecutive day on on Wednesday, following the public address by Boris Johnson the previous evening, in which the prime minister reiterated his reluctance to implement a second lockdown. With promises to “keep the economy open” and “wrap [his] arms around workers and industries”, the […]

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Slumped in a corner and either trying to forget the previous day, or too battered to recall it, global equities were left adrift on Tuesday, with the FTSE ending up on top of the directionless crowd. Up over a percent at one point, the FTSE finished the day at plus 0.43%, up to 5,829 points. […]

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Somewhat predictably, global equities sprung back from Monday’s painful losses, with European indices booking some modest gains in the early stages of trading. Up 0.74% to 12,635 points, the DAX led the tired charge, having posted the biggest loss on Monday, down 4.37%. Following them was the CAC, up 0.13% to 4,798 points, having dropped […]

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Enjoying a prolonged summer holiday, global equities have finally smelled the coffee, sat up and banged their heads on the Covid second wave reality check. Shedding points at will on Monday morning, the European equities horror show only worsened as the afternoon progressed, as a worse-than-expected Dow Jones open did little but stoke existing anxieties. […]

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Recovering slightly from their morning losses, global equities regained some ground in the afternoon, even as the the Federal Reserve – Fed – and Bank of England – BoE – statements remained fresh in everyone’s minds. After an initially sharp fall, the Dow Jones recovered and then dipped again, down 0.41% or 115 points, to […]

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Surging by 400 points, to 28,050, the Dow Jones rallied by 1.40% on news of a tech sector recovery and what can only be described as Monday ‘M&A-nia’, with two tech-giant buy-ups. The first of these buy-ups saw some hope of the US-China Tik-Tok scuffle being resolved, with multinational computing corporation, Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), beating Microsoft […]

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In a week of sharp ups and downs, global equities were perhaps ready for a quiet day as Friday swung around, and a quiet day is what they got. The Dow Jones led the pack, up 0.81% to 27,756 points – or put another way, just shy of the 28k mark it has seen as […]

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Continuing much as it began the week, the Pound Sterling continued to drop against its major counterparts, taking both the pound-to-euro and pound-to-dollar exchange rates to respective six-week lows. The exchange rate for the former now stands at a mere 1.1001, while the latter sits at 1.2941. This follows the Pound having consistently rallied against […]

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UK prime minister Boris Johnson hinted that he might renege on January’s Withdrawal Agreement, and in doing so, renewed predictions that a No-Deal Brexit would be the most likely outcome of negotiations with the EU. Also on Monday, a Europe-wide equities rally was led by a booming FTSE. The index had been somewhat spurred on […]

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After a somewhat sore day of trading, global equities were shown mercy with a (very) partial recovery towards the end of the Tuesday session. After being forecast to drop over 200 points, the Dow Jones dipped and then regained ground, down 140 points to 26,147. In the meantime, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq played the […]

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The US Labor Department announced a non-farm payroll jump in June, with a monthly all-time-high of 4.8 million jobs created. This surge was led by the reopening of factories and restaurants, and far surpasses both the 2.5 million joining the labour market in May, and the 3 million forecast for new jobs in June. The […]

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The Dow Jones saw a bright start to trading on Tuesday, up 1.08% or 281 points to 26,308. This figure wasn’t quite as impressive as the one analysts were predicting at lunchtime, and this was likely led by underwhelming US PMI data. Instead, The Nasdaq Composite stole the spotlight, with the index hitting its all-time […]

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On the one hand stimulus hopes and Coronavirus treatments, on the other hand geopolitical tensions and a looming second wave. Global equities certainly weren’t short of things to consider on Wednesday, but rather had trouble dealing with contradictory news and mixed sentiments. On one side, markets were running off of the steam of Tuesday’s Fed-based […]

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If you ever wished to see an underwhelming arc, you need only look as far as the performance of global equities on Friday. After a horrific Thursday session, indices had an excited start on Friday, before running out of steam in the afternoon and settling fractionally above where they began. Speaking on the optimistic opening, […]

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After global equities enjoyed cheer and recovery last week, the first half of this week was mired by the wince before the pain – as markets recoiled in anticipation of the Fed 2020 economic projections. “Clearly shaken by the OECD’s own set of dire forecasts, the tentative gains that had started the day were nowhere […]

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Buckle up! Normally we dole out quaint titles like ‘Black Monday’ to mark the pinnacle of a market peak or trough, before some sort of consolidation. Well, in that case, we’ve thrown out convention. Thursday marked the most drastic losses for the FTSE since 1987, bringing it down 9.3%. The index now clings on for […]

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Best satirised by the FT, the G7 meeting today was all bun and no filling. Some of the brightest and best minds in economics convened to devise a plan of action to deal with the crippling effect Coronavirus has had on equities and national economies the world-over. It’s fair to say the outcome was about […]

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With the seemingly unshakeable Coronavirus working its way across Europe, the FTSE was the worst-hit casualty of a hauntingly bad session for global equities. After spending most of the last month behind its peers, the FTSE spent a few days leading the pack (in recovery mode), before blazing a trail in the opposite direction during […]

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Awaiting an eventful Friday, Thursday was almost an entirely stagnant session across global equities, with FTSE retaining its place at the top of the pile. The Dow Jones sat shy of its all-time high mark and both the CAC and DAX didn’t move far off of their respective opening positions. For the third day in […]

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Ahead of the inflation data released on Wednesday, the FTSE led the early morning rally in global equities, bouncing 1.0% following a Tuesday hampered by Apple‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) bleak Coronavirus outlook and ZEW-based sentiment. The FTSE can celebrate this small victory, having also led the rally yesterday, but should brace itself for a turbulent few days. […]

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Sharp losses at the start of the Tuesday session were prompted by Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) issuing a profit warning, amid disruption caused by the outbreak of the Coronavirus. The company’s Chinese stores and international delivery of stock have been hampered by the outbreak of the illness, and as such it said it expected to miss its […]

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As is often the way of things, removing the Dow Jones from play tends to slow down market movements. Today, the FTSE was happy to lead Eurozone equities as it rose 0.3% on Monday, with the DAX and CAC following closely behind. The biggest news of the day, though, perhaps came from Japan, which reported […]

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After hitting or flirting with all-time highs towards the start of the week, global equities floated towards the finish line without any sort of direction or order. Eurozone indices were a mixed bag, but the biggest loser was the Dow Jones, falling 60 points after the bell and missing the chance to beat the record […]

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The Dow Jones booked another session of impressive performance on Monday, but Tuesday’s winners were the European indices, displaying something of an unsubstantiated market rebound. Twittering Trump & Donald’s Dow Project POTUS Donald Trump offered his two cents on the performance of US stocks today – opting to blame the sluggish start on Powell’s unaccommodating […]

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Western equities were soothed by the WHO statement on Coronavirus on Tuesday afternoon, which stated that ‘we are not in a pandemic’. After worries of a potentially deadly virus spreading across the Eurasian land mass, the trends so far appear to suggest the illness lacks the potency of previous pandemics such as Ebola, and doesn’t […]

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Asian markets have continued to suffer worst from the spread of Coronavirus, with investors fearing tentative attitudes towards trade and travel with China and surrounding regions. The situation was also dim for European indices, with the FTSE and DAX also suffering losses after trading began, though this was also caused, in part, by the back-and-forth […]

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Asian markets fell sharply during the Tuesday session, with fears surrounding the fast-spreading potential of Coronavirus. The virus, which first saw prevalence in Wuhan, China, has now claimed 6 lives, with 291 infected. Having thought the virus was passed from animals to humans, scientists have now confirmed that the virus can be transmitted from person […]

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European equities looked slow off the blocks on Monday as they mulled over the absence of their trend-setter. The Dow Jones will get to enjoy a day of reflection upon last week’s successes, alongside time to remember and heed the messages of one of the seminal figures in civil rights advocacy, Dr Martin Luther King […]

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The story begins to write itself at this point. Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) tells us that the negative impact of the US-China trade war will diminish in 2020, but the refusal of gold prices to stage any kind of concerted climb-down tells us the opposite story. As the Tuesday session lets out its final breath, […]

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Markets have finally given in to realism and assumed a stance of limited optimism in regard to any potential Sino-US trade deal. After appearing to happily chase the story in regard to trade war and tariff progress over the last few months, markets now seem ready to concede that any friendly chatter between the two […]

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The hubris of Donald Trump knows no bounds. Today the POTUS seemed intent on antagonising Chinese leader Xi Jinping, with his next instalment of unnecessary waffle surrounding the hows and whens of a potential first phase of trade war resolution. Similarly, in the UK, the equally uninspiring candidates on both sides have offered little recourse […]

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In the aftermath of a roaring Monday for the Dow Jones, Tuesday was entirely underwhelming. While the DAX and CAC hovered near or above 17 and 12 year highs respectively, the Dow Jones decided to relax, while gold prices hit new daily lows. Speaking on the day’s movements, or lack thereof, Spreadex Financial Analyst Connor […]

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Following the Dow Jones hitting its all-time high on Monday, indices saw trade War optimism run out of steam on Tuesday. European markets began in a fairly unenthusiastic manner, with tensions not yet resolved and today’s UK services PMI. Commenting on the market’s opening movements and trade war tensions, Spreadex Financial Analyst Connor Campbell stated, […]

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We promise the Halloween puns are coming to an end. A topsy-turvy day for Chinese and US relations – and PMIs – was enough to give European indices the jitters. Meanwhile, the FTSE was held down by a strong Sterling and uninspiring developments in the banking sector. Commenting on the day’s movements up to the […]

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Doing little more than soothing uneasiness, last night’s Fed rate cuts was less of a tidal wave and more of a tide-over. J. Powell has already opposed what he views as overly exuberant accommodation, but the latest cut did enough to satisfy indices on Thursday. Phase one of tariff tension resolution will soon be underway, […]

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It was a somewhat flat day for British performance indices. That isn’t to say that nothing happened, rather that performance indicators failed to deliver any kind of groundbreaking revelations one way or the other. BP posted a dismal set of results for the last quarter, which saw the day’s trading get off to a lulling […]

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Following a busy day in British politics on Monday, cable started somewhat gingerly on Tuesday. Any Brexit suspension high was ended as the Pound was left a bit dazed by some uninspiring market performance indicators, and renewed General Election chatter. While by no means a disastrous start to the day, there is no doubt the […]

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Continuing his America first campaign, Donald Trump would’ve no doubt produced one of his memorable facial expressions as the WTO gave the go-ahead for the US to impose a series of tariffs on European goods. Closing in the red on Wednesday, indices would have looked to recover some ground on Thursday morning. Speaking on their […]

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As the week drew to a close, the populist double-threat both welcomed a weekend of respite following their blunders. On one side of the Atlantic, Donald Trump insisted his innocence, before being incriminated, and responded with yet another hollow promise of trade war progress. A promise which the European indices gladly lapped up and the […]

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On the back of general election jitters, the Pound Sterling maintained its plateau. This, along with yet more empty words on the trade war situation from Donald Trump, saw the FTSE claim the top spot in Thursday’s winners’ circle. Despite being quoted by the NYT as having lied over 10,000 times during his tenure, markets […]

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Following the rousing baritone notes of MP Geoffrey Cox, the Pound Sterling halted its post-Supreme Court verdict rally, with the Conservatives making an increasingly concerted effort to pressure the Labour Party into agreeing to a general election. After the release of his phone call transcript, Donald Trump’s infamous tangerine smirk could hardly be contained as […]

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The difficult start to the weak was continued, especially in already-fragile Eurozone indices, by Tuesday’s political turmoil. The well-documented and precedent-setting rejection on the UK Parliament shutdown began the furore, but not to be outdone, the US followed later in the day with its long-awaited impeachment inquiry. Markets will no doubt suffer more before they […]

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The Pound Sterling rallied to four month highs against the Euro, following the Supreme Court’s verdict, which deemed Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament not only illegal but null and void. Speaking on the day’s movements following the verdict, Spreadex Financial Analyst Connor Campbell commented, “Celebrating Boris Johnson’s latest defeat – his short premiership has so […]

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From the bell, there was an aura of grey skies in the air. Not only were there rain clouds over the UK but also over market sentiment following the early announcement of Eurozone flash PMIs in the morning, which cemented red fundamentals across the board throughout Monday. Speaking on the market’s dull trudge to the […]

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Largely following on from yesterday’s trends, market indices struggled to recover from the tensions in the Gulf and ensuing oil price hike. As if markets hadn’t taken more than their fair share of beatings and uncertainty, the jump in Brent Crude not only makes day-to-day activities more costly (the arbitrary case) but the events in […]

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Though perhaps one of the few yet to turn green at the sound of the name ‘Boris Johnson’, the prime minister decided the weekend was not for resting, and chimed in to tell the UK he would be like the Incredible Hulk and free the UK from the EU’s grip. On a slightly less amusing […]

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After weeks of the Pound Sterling and FTSE taking turns grabbing gloomy headlines, this week has been a refreshing change of tune. Lead by encouraging economic performance, ECB stimulus and Benn’s bill, Sterling enjoyed a largely positive week and the FTSE floated higher above its 7200 benchmark. Both British performance indices ended the week with […]

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After preliminary optimism on chatter surrounding a return to more amicable exchanges between the US and China, the market’s reaction this morning was markedly more muted. This is perhaps unsurprising; not only will many assume the return of good will to be little more than hot air, buy yesterday’s index boom has left markets in […]

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This week the House of Commons looks set to give us a crescendo before it takes its involuntary recess. The vote on further delaying Brexit will effectively push the UK into one of two scenarios; a nigh-on guarantee of a No-Deal trajectory (excluding the possibility the EU blinks and offers concessions), or Boris Johnson removing […]

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