European markets have open in the green today, amid optimism over the US economy and following upbeat earnings updates from some European companies, including Vodafone and Henkel. Closer home, data from the British Retail Consortium indicated that like-for-like retail sales in the UK remained unchanged in October. With no major economic releases in Europe and […]
November 10, 2014 – Stock Market News GoPro is currently down 4.3% after reports that the company will offer $800 million in shares. The company makes high definition personal cameras and completed an IPO back in June; selling 17.8 million shares. Since this time more than $491 million has been raised. The offer price of […]
November 10, 2014 – Indices News The Nonfarm Payroll report was released on Friday and showed a surprising drop in the number of jobs created during the past month. Prior to the report the market had priced in positive results, strengthening the Dollar. The report showed that 214,000 jobs were created which was below the […]
November 10, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: Gold, Oil The Nonfarm Payroll report was released on Friday and showed a surprising drop in the number of jobs created during the past month. The unemployment rate, however, remained positive and dropped to 5.8% showing that the labour market is improving at a faster […]
November 10, 2014 – Indices News The Nonfarm Payroll report was released on Friday and showed a surprising drop in the number of jobs created during the past month. Prior to the report the market had priced in positive results, strengthening the Dollar. The report showed that 214,000 jobs were created which was below the […]
November 10, 2014 – Forex News Hot asset for today: Gold EUR/USD The EUR/USD dropped to a two year low but recovered slightly and is currently trading around 1.2490. Gains were seen following the disappointing U.S jobs data. Low volatility is expected today as no important data is set to be released. Consequently we recommend […]
November 10, 2014 – Weekly News EUR/USD Last week the EUR/USD dropped below 1.2400 and reached a new 2 year low. The drop was caused by dovish remarks from the European Central Bank. Draghi stated that if economic conditions worsen the bank is prepared to immediately add monetary stimulus to spur the economy. Speculation ahead […]
Asian shares gained on Monday after U.S. jobs data pointed to solid economic growth, with Hong Kong leading the gains after regulators set an opening date for a long-awaited trading link between the Hong Kong and Shanghai stock exchanges. U.S. stocks closed little changed on Friday, pressured by renewed uncertainty in healthcare stocks and by […]
European markets have open mostly higher today, tracking gains in Asian markets. A report over the weekend indicated that China’s trade surplus expanded in October while earlier today data showed that China’s consumer price inflation remained steady as expected last month. Closer home, traders will track Lloyds employment confidence data due later today. With no […]
European markets have open mostly higher today, tracking gains in Asian markets. A report over the weekend indicated that China’s trade surplus expanded in October while earlier today data showed that China’s consumer price inflation remained steady as expected last month. Closer home, traders will track Lloyds employment confidence data due later today. With no […]
November 7, 2014 – Stock Market News Walt Disney posted earnings yesterday after the market closed. The market expected to see growth across all segments. It was reported that during the last quarter, most companies’ box offices declined but Disney’s, however, climbed 70%. Guardians of the Galaxy alone made $750 million and the total looks […]
November 7, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: USD, Gold U.S. stocks climbed higher and closed at record levels once again. Gains came after Mario Draghi, the President of the European Central Bank, spoke during a press conference and reaffirmed that they are prepared to inject stimulus as soon as needed. U.S. data […]
November 7, 2014 – Indices News U.S. stocks climbed higher and closed at record levels once again. Gains came after Mario Draghi, the President of the European Central Bank, spoke during a press conference and reaffirmed that they are prepared to inject stimulus as soon as needed. U.S. data releases also boosted sentiment. Initial Jobless […]
November 7, 2014 – Forex News Hot asset for today: EUR/USD EUR/USD The EUR/USD sharply decreased after Mario Draghi (the president of European Central Bank) reinforced readiness to expand monetary stimulus if needed. The euro immediately depreciated against all 16 of its major peers and the pair tested 1.2400. Following this, the price reversed and […]
Asian shares edged down on Friday ahead of U.S. employment data later in the session, while the Euro wallowed around two-year lows after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi vowed to take further easing steps to spark growth in the euro zone. U.S. stocks edged up in a volatile session on Thursday, with the Dow […]
European markets have open in positive territory today, extending previous session gains sparked after the European Central Bank President, Mario Draghi, hinted at additional stimulus measures to boost economic growth and to combat deflationary pressure in the region. Closer home, UK trade balance data due later today will attract market attention. Moreover, US nonfarm payrolls […]
European markets have open in positive territory today, extending previous session gains sparked after the European Central Bank President, Mario Draghi, hinted at additional stimulus measures to boost economic growth and to combat deflationary pressure in the region. Closer home, UK trade balance data due later today will attract market attention. Moreover, US nonfarm payrolls […]
November 6, 2014 – Stock Market News Tesla, an American Motor company, released earnings yesterday. Figures beat expectations and earnings were reported at $0.02/share. Sales climbed to $932 million as the company sold 7,785 Model S Sedans. On the down side, the forecast for production in 2014 was lowered from 35,000 to 32,000 but investors […]
November 6, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: EUR, Oil U.S stocks climbed and reached new levels once again. Markets were boosted by data and political events. At session close the S&P 500 was 0.57% higher at 2,023.57. The Dow Jones was 0.58% at 17,484.53. Asian markets turned lower today. The Nikkei first […]
November 6, 2014 – Indices News U.S stocks climbed and reached new levels once again. Markets were boosted by data and political events. The ADP Nonfarm Employment Change which acts as pre NFP data came out at 230,000, higher than the expected 220,000. As a piece of labour data, this led to speculation that the […]
November 6, 2014 – Forex News Hot asset for today: EUR/USD EUR/USD Yesterday, the EUR/USD pair dropped to 1.2460 but following mixed U.S. data the pair then slightly recovered up to 1.2490. During today’s Asian session saw a surprising increase ahead of the European Central Bank interest rate decision and press conference. Most analysts believe […]
Asian shares and commodity currencies stumbled on Thursday as prices for a host of commodities retreated due to lingering concerns over slower global growth, while Tokyo stocks stepped back after posting large gains in a Bank of Japan-inspired rally. Meanwhile, U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday, with both the S&P 500 and Dow advancing to records […]
European markets have open in the red today, as investors remained cautious ahead of the monetary policy decision from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England. Closer home, data from Halifax indicated that house prices in the UK rose less than expected in October. Later today, UK industrial and manufacturing production data along […]
European markets have open in the red today, as investors remained cautious ahead of the monetary policy decision from the European Central Bank and the Bank of England. Closer home, data from Halifax indicated that house prices in the UK rose less than expected in October. Later today, UK industrial and manufacturing production data along […]
November 5, 2014 – Stock Market News Alibaba, the online marketplace company, released their first ever earnings report yesterday. After going public in September the figure will provided insight into their performance. Since its IPO shares had risen 45% and its market value climbed to $243 billion. Investors focused on many aspects including profit & […]
November 5, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: USD, Gold U.S. markets finished mixed as falling oil prices continued to affect energy shares. Sentiment was also lower after the European Commission cut their forecast for global growth to 0.8%, down from 1.2%. At session close the S&P 500 was 0.28% lower. The Dow […]
The Dollar and U.S. stock futures pushed higher on Wednesday after Republicans scored a sweeping victory in U.S. mid-term elections, while Asian shares wilted and oil prices extended losses after more soft economic data from China. The Dow closed 17 points higher at 17383 and the S&P500 lost 5 points to close at 2012. The […]
European markets have open in positive territory today, rebounding from the previous session’s sharp losses. Meanwhile, news reports revealed that the US Republican Party has won a majority in the US Senate during the mid-term elections. Closer home, the NIESER lifted its economic outlook for the UK and expects the Bank of England to keep […]
European markets have open in positive territory today, rebounding from the previous session’s sharp losses. Meanwhile, news reports revealed that the US Republican Party has won a majority in the US Senate during the mid-term elections. Closer home, the NIESER lifted its economic outlook for the UK and expects the Bank of England to keep […]
November 4, 2014 – Stock Market News Alibaba, the online marketplace company, will release their first ever earnings today. After going public in September the figure will provide insight into their performance. Since its IPO shares have risen 45% and its market value has risen to $243 billion. Investors will focus on many aspects including […]
