Market Commentary: Wednesday 7th August
Manic Monday, Turnaround Tuesday and hopefully an ordinary Wednesday. The focus this week has been Japan and overnight that didn't change the Nikkei is up 2%...
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Market Commentary: Tuesday 6th August
"Bounce Back Ability" was a term used by a South London football team but could equally be used by financial commentators. As I type, the Nikkei is up 9%,...
Market Commentary: Monday 5th August
It is time to get off the sun loungers. The Nikkei is down 12.8%, marking the worst session since 1987. The Topix bank index is down 17%, with Mizuho losing...
Market Commentary: Friday 2nd August
The Bank of England rate cut was the big headline in the UK yesterday, the MPC vote was close with a cut narrowly winning 5-4, indicating an uncertain outlook,...
Market Commentary: Thursday 1st August
Central banks are dominating the financial headlines and the subsequent market moves. USDJPY opens below 150 here in London. Hopefully, this can explain why....
Market Commentary: Wednesday 31st July
Well, well, well, the BoJ has hiked its benchmark interest rate to 0.25% and has outlined a plan to halve its monthly bond purchases in a decisive move to...
Market Commentary: Tuesday 30th July
The markets are treading water. The S&P 500 closed 0.1% higher and the Nikkei 0.02% higher. The activity warms up today in the equity world: Microsoft...
Market Commentary: Monday 29th July
Will the Wall Street Wobble continue? What a week we have ahead, we hear from the Fed, BoE and BoJ, there are results from Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, and...
Market Commentary: Friday 26th July
Chinese tech stocks have made slight gains on this morning, despite a technology sell-off on Wall Street. JD.com gained 3.6% and internet giant Tencent rose...
Market Commentary: Thursday 25th July
The Summer Tech Roller Coaster continues with the Nasdaq 100 falling 3.7% yesterday, this indices has been weighed down by Alphabet Inc. sliding 5% with...
Market Commentary: Wednesday 24th July
Asian stocks and European and US stock futures dropped overnight as investors digest some poor results from megacap tech firms. Tesla and Alphabet, namely,...
Market Commentary: Tuesday 23rd July
As the Summer Season continues it is politics that continues to hit the headlines. Kamala Harris has more than enough pledged delegates to clinch the...
