European markets have opened lower today, as traders await a slew of key economic releases from the Eurozone and the US for cues on future policy moves by the European Central Bank and the US Federal Reserve. Closer home, UK GfK consumer confidence, Lloyds business barometer, Hometrack Housing Survey and the Confederation of British Industry […]
European markets have opened lower today, as traders await a slew of key economic releases from the Eurozone and the US for cues on future policy moves by the European Central Bank and the US Federal Reserve. Closer home, UK GfK consumer confidence, Lloyds business barometer, Hometrack Housing Survey and the Confederation of British Industry […]
August 27, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Asset: Oil U.S. stocks climbed after positive data. The CB Consumer Confidence reached pre -crisis levels and came out at 92.4, its highest value since 2007. The outlook for the U.S. economy continues to improve and currently this is bullish for stocks. The S&P 500 closed […]
August 27, 2014 – Stock Market News Today’s Hot Asset – Pfizer Stocks in the U.S. traded slightly higher during yesterday evenings session. Investors were buoyed by the positive regional fundamental data that was released during the session. The data certainly gave investors a big boost of confidence and this helped to send stock values […]
Global equities appreciated on Monday, Aug. 25, driven higher amid robust merger & acquisition activity and growing expectations that the European Central Bank will step up its stimulus. S&P 500 breaches 2,000 The S&P 500 Index breached the psychologically-important 2,000 level, then pared these gains to finish the day at 1,997.92 at 4 p.m. in […]
The S&P 500 closed above the 2,000 level for the first time yesterday, after strong data releases helped the Index to consolidate recent gains. August Consumer Confidence figures beat expectations, coming in at 92.4 instead of the predicted 89. However, the really stellar news was in the field of US Durable Goods Orders; July saw […]
European markets have opened mostly higher today, extending recent gains triggered by heightened prospects of additional stimulus measures by the European Central Bank. Meanwhile, data indicated that the forward-looking GfK consumer confidence index in Germany dropped in September. With no major economic releases later in the day, traders will continue to track geopolitical developments in […]
European markets have opened mostly higher today, extending recent gains triggered by heightened prospects of additional stimulus measures by the European Central Bank. Meanwhile, data indicated that the forward-looking GfK consumer confidence index in Germany dropped in September. With no major economic releases later in the day, traders will continue to track geopolitical developments in […]
August 26, 2014 – Indices News Asian markets are down today as equities retraced some of their gains from earlier this week. Large firms like Boart Longyear and Softbank slid, dragging other equities with them. However, there is no data showing weakness in Asian economies, so today’s drop may only be temporary. The Nikkei closed […]
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August 26, 2014 – Stock Market News Today’s Hot Asset – Amazon Stocks in the U.S. look set to open the day trading steady. Investors within the U.S. will show some caution at the start of today’s session due to the S&P 500 moving slightly away from the 2000 mark. Investors will be waiting to […]
August 26, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: USD, Oil Following Yellen’s positivity at the Jackson Hole Symposium, markets turned bullish. She noted that labour market conditions have improved but have yet to fully recover. The focus for the Fed will be assessing how far the economy is from their overall goals, which […]
August 26, 2014 – Forex News Hot asset for today: EUR/USD EUR/USD Yesterday, the EUR/USD settled around 1.3200 and traded in a narrow channel. Despite economic data being released from the EU and U.S., the pair traded with low volatility suggesting that the market is waiting for more information. Today at 12.30PM (GMT) the U.S. […]
After closing yesterday for the August Bank Holiday, the FTSE is back and climbing; the index is currently up by around 0.3% as it absorbs yesterday’s US news. During Monday’s America session the S&P managed to breach the long-elusive 2,000 level, fuelled by ECB Head Mario Draghi’s comments at the Jackson Hole Symposium, where he […]
European markets have opened mostly lower today, paring some of yesterday’s gain triggered by expectations of fresh stimulus measures by the European Central Bank. Amid a lack of European economic releases today, a meeting between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to take the centre stage. Closer home, market participants […]
European markets have opened mostly lower today, paring some of yesterday’s gain triggered by expectations of fresh stimulus measures by the European Central Bank. Amid a lack of European economic releases today, a meeting between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to take the centre stage. Closer home, market participants […]
August 25, 2014 – Indices News Asian stocks have generally moved higher as investors processed last weeks FOMC meeting minutes and weighed corporate earnings. Given the general optimistic outlook of the US economy, Asian equities are facing upward pressure due to the importance of the US market for many of these firms. Japanese markets have […]
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August 25, 2014 – Stock Market News Today’s Hot Asset – Vodafone Stocks in the U.S. look set to open the trading session moving slightly higher. Investors in the U.S. are extremely interested in investing in the equity markets as there are plenty of potential opportunities available. The news of some potential merger deals between […]
August 25, 2014 – Forex News Hot asset for today: EUR/USD EUR/USD On Friday, the EUR/USD dropped sharply after the Head of the Federal Reserve, Janet Yellen, presented a speech at the Jackson Hole Symposium. Her remarks were not too surprising as she underlined previous comments regarding the U.S. labour market. Mario Draghi, the President […]
August 25, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Asset: USD On Friday, Janet Yellen spoke at the Jackson Hole Symposium. She noted that labour market conditions have improved but have yet to fully recover. The focus for the Fed will be assessing how far the economy is from their overall goals which remains a […]
August 25, 2014 – Weekly News WEEKLY REPORT 25/08-29/08 EUR/USD Last week the EUR/USD pair finally left the sideways movement and started to drop. First significant decrease we saw on Tuesday when the U.S. inflation and housing data came out above expectations and spurred the demand for Dollar. The pair broke through the 1.3300 level […]
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August 22, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: USD, EUR Yesterday, a range of positive data was released from the U.S. Existing Home sales and the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index both came out better than expected, painting the picture of a stronger economy. U.S. stocks closed higher with the S&P 500 reaching a […]
US Indices have recovered after dipping at the start of the month, after a strong earnings season and positive earnings boosted the markets. The S&P 500 closed at an all time high of 1992.37 yesterday while the Dow has also moved back above the 17,000 level, closing at 17, 039.49. Bank of America has agreed […]
August 22, 2014 – Stock Market News Today’s Hot Asset – JPMorgan Chase & Co Stocks in Europe traded slightly higher during the penultimate trading session of the week for the region. Investors were quite indesicive as the session progressed but once positive data was released in Germany investors soon found there rhythm and this […]
European markets have opened mostly lower today, as traders refrain from taking major bets ahead of speeches by central bank heads at the US Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole symposium. Amid a lack of domestic economic releases today, the Fed Chair, Janet Yellen’s remarks will be in focus especially after the minutes of Fed’s latest […]
European markets have opened mostly lower today, as traders refrain from taking major bets ahead of speeches by central bank heads at the US Federal Reserve’s annual Jackson Hole symposium. Amid a lack of domestic economic releases today, the Fed Chair, Janet Yellen’s remarks will be in focus especially after the minutes of Fed’s latest […]
Asian Stocks Asian stocks were seen trading mixed on Thursday, with stocks in China dragged lower by the nation’s manufacturing figures. Japan The Japanese Nikkei 225 index rallied 0.85%, closing at 15,586.20 points; Tokyo’s Topix index climbed 0.87%, ending at 1,290.75 points. In Japan, Dainippon Screen Manufacturing shares rose 3.94% to 577 yen after […]
August 21, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Asset: USD The FOMC Meeting Minutes were released yesterday. The minutes were slightly hawkish, with the Fed hinting that interest rates could be raised sooner than expected. However, officials remained divided on how quickly the economy is actually improving following better than expected labour data and […]
