Market Commentary: Tuesday 23rd April
The FTSE 100 closed above 8000, a new all time high and we should be full of cheer but, sadly, it is the 'Cheap Britain' story with Cable at 1.2340 that are...
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Market Commentary: Monday 22nd April
Whilst the risks of one war subsides, another picks up! Over the weekend the risks of all-out war between Israel and Iran seem to have dissipated. Israel on...
Market Commentary: Friday 19th April
Tensions rise in the Middle East as US officials have confirmed that Israel carried out a military operation against Iran, while state media reports air...
Market Commentary: Thursday 18th April
Overnight Asian currencies have strengthened after the finance ministers of Japan, South Korea and the US released a joint statement addressing concerns over a...
Market Commentary: Monday 8th April
Overnight the Nikkei followed the US equity markets Friday performance and rose 0.8%. US equity markets rose following the better than expected payrolls...
Market Commentary: Friday 5th April
NFPs is the main event today with payroll job growth expected to slow, albeit with a solid 200k jobs added in March. One of the main themes going forward will...
Market Commentary: Thursday 4th April
2024 is looking like it could be the Year of the 'Cs'. Cocoa and Crypto markets have been out performers and now Coffee is joining this collection. Arabica...
Market Commentary: Wednesday 3rd April
Did anyone notice Oil yesterday? It broke above a key resistance at $85 a barrel in the front month. We are over a quarter into a 2024 and we were promised...
Market Commentary: Thursday 28th March
Global stock markets continue their strong performance into quarter end and the Easter break - S&P +10%, Nasdaq +9.25%, DAX +10.3%. Data wise today we saw...
Market Commentary: Monday 25th March
This week trading activity is compressed into 4 days. Easter Celebrations shorten the week, looking at the equity markets with the S%P +2.7%, the DAX up 3.11%...
Market Commentary: Friday 22nd March
A quick recap of yesterday's Central Bank activity, the BoE was unchanged at 5.25%, the SNB cut 0.25% to 1.5%, the Norges Bank was unchanged at 4.50% and the...
Market Commentary: Thursday 21st March
The FOMC decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 5.25-5.50% as widely predicted. It is still anticipated that there will be...
