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As the first phase of talks come to an end, what’s been agreed and what is still to come?
HONG KONG (AP) – Global share indexes advanced yesterday, lifted by progress toward a deal on Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) and robust economic data from Japan and China. Britain’s FTSE 100 gained 0.1 per cent to 7,327.24 while Germany’s DAX added 1.1 per cent to 13,193.05 …
In my opinion Ashtead Group (LSE: AHT) is a bargain-basement share that could make investors very rich in the years ahead. The US economy is going from strength to strength, driving demand for the Footsie star’s rental equipment. At Sunbelt — its Stateside division that sources more than nine-tenths …
A breakthrough in Brexit talks helped British shares surge ahead of European peers on Friday as sterling fell back, dented by investors banking their gains in the currency which has swung violently as negotiations unfolded. The blue chip FTSE 100 index…
The FTSE 100 has enjoyed a solid, although not spectacular, 12-month period. As I write, the UK’s key index is sitting at 7,350 points. That’s a gain of around 6.5% since this time last year. So where does the index go from here? Can it keep moving upwards in 2018? Could it touch 8,000 points next year …
The FTSE 100 has pulled back during the week, but found enough bullish pressure to turn around and form a hammer. A break above the top of the hammer should be a bullish sign, perhaps send in the market towards the 7600 level. Because of this, I think …
Shares across the continent surged on the news, and even Britain’s FTSE 100 Index, which tends to move inversely with sterling, was higher through the day despite an early rally for the British currency. At one stage sterling gained half a per cent to hit a six-month high of 86.9 pence against the euro, but …
The FTSE 100 gapped higher at the open on Friday, and then exploded to the upside, reaching towards the 7400 level, an area that has been “fair value”, at least over the last several months. If we can break above the highs for the trading session on Friday, the market will probably go looking towards …
The FTSE 100 gapped higher at the open on Friday, and then exploded to the upside, reaching towards the 7400 level, an area that has been “fair value”, at least over the last several months. If we can break above the highs for the trading session on Friday, the market will probably go looking towards …
Financial markets look set for fireworks as the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England deliver monetary policy announcements in the week ahead.
This coming week highlights three central bank meetings, with the FOMC expected to raise rates on Wednesday, while we’ll hear from the ECB and BoE on Thursday.
Most commodities had a horrible week, but no one told Oil traders to be worried. Prices currently remain below November highs, but fundamental support is coming from multiple angles.
Gold prices are testing a major technical support with all eyes on next week’s Fed policy meeting. Here are the updated targets & invalidation levels that matter.
The past couple of weeks have brought some key pieces of Canadian data, all seemingly pointing to a positive backdrop. But the Bank of Canada remains cautious, and this could impact price action in CAD as we move into next year.
The Australian Dollar will have to face the long-anticipated fact of complete yield erosion against its US cousin this week. In these yield hungry times that will be uncomfortable
The Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) last rate decision for 2017 may rattle the near-term recovery in USD/JPY should the central bank implement a dovish rate-hike.
The British Pound is set to push higher after the EU said sufficient progress has been made for Brexit negotiations to enter the second stage, including future trade agreements.
The US Dollar may rise as the Federal Reserve projects a more aggressive 2018 interest rate hike outlook than what is already priced into financial markets.
The dollar rose to 113.13 Japanese yen from 112.28 yen late Wednesday. The euro retreated to $1.1823, from $1.1855, and the British pound fell to $1.3442, from $1.3471. Facebook rose 2.3 percent, while Boeing climbed 1.3 percent. France’s CAC 40 and the FTSE 100 in London each slipped 0.1%.
The pound’s sharp intraday retreat from a six-month high helped power the wider market as the FTSE 100 jumped 1 per cent to 7,393.96, a 73.21 point gain. Berkeley led the housebuilders higher after it raised five-year profit guidance by around 10 per cent and flagged up a more cautious approach to …
LONDON—Strong U.S. jobs figures combined with progress in Britain’s talks to leave the European Union and hopes surrounding the formation of the next German government to shore up global stock markets on Friday. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Britain’s FTSE 100 was up 0.7 percent to 7,370 while …
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Tilney Group has gone back even farther and found that the FTSE 100 has produced a positive return in December in 26 of the past 30 years. The exceptions were 1994, 2002, 2014 and 2015. December stands head and shoulders above the other months, accordi…
Events in Brussels and Washington DC, and frenzied trading of Bitcoin, overshadowed the UK stock market this week. The price of one Bitcoin rose by 50 per cent to nearly $20,000 (£14,964) on Thursday before falling back to $15,000. The FTSE 100 index of leading shares fluctuated as an initial Brexit …
Weekly technical summary of the major U.S. indexes.
NEW YORK: Global stocks rocketed higher Friday, with Wall Street indices ending at fresh records, following strong US jobs data and a breakthrough in Brexit talks between Britain and the European Union. Investors greeted an unusual confluence of positi…
NEW YORK — Stocks rose Friday following a better-than-expected U.S. jobs report, and the strong finish pushed the Standard & Poor’s 500 index to its third straight weekly gain despite some weakness earlier in the week. The gains were widespread, and telecom and health care stocks helped lead the …
The FTSE 100 outperformed European shares as the pound, counter-intuitively, fell with investors cashing in their gains on the currency. Tech stocks, which had a downbeat start to the week, were notable gainers with chipmaker ams surging 8.4 per cent h…
London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.9 percent in afternoon trading. In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX 30 index jumped 1.0 percent and the Paris CAC 40 won 0.4 percent. “The Brexit breakthrough is welcome news … but it is probably too early to pop the Champagne,” Rebecca O’Keeffe, head …
