April 28, 2014 – Indices News Asian markets are down due to to increased sanctions against Russia for its involvement in the crisis in the Ukraine. The US and the EU have decided to widen the list of Russian officials who are subject to travel bans and asset freezes. Further downward movement stems from worse […]
April 28, 2014 – Stock Market News Today’s Hot Asset – Pfizer Stocks in Asia traded lower during the first session of the week. Investors in Asia were in a gloomy mood this morning due to the ongoing tensions between Ukraine and Russia. The pessimism shown surrounding this conflict was reflected in stock values today, […]
Stocks in the Asian region were seen trading lower on the first day of the trading week as investors weighed corporate earnings and the escalating tension between Russia and Ukraine continues and raises fears. Stocks – Asia In Japan, the nation reported an upbeat Retail sales, coming in higher than expected for March. Reports released […]
Coca-Cola has been rising steadily in the last few trading sessions – in line with earlier report for this company. The price previously broke above the upper resistance trendline of the wide daily down channel from last May (as you can see from the daily Coca-Cola chart below). The breakout of this resistance […]
April 28, 2014 – Forex News Hot asset for today: EUR/USD The EUR/USD pair finished last week around 1.3840 after moving sideways and remaining between its support and resistance. The pair opened this week with a 20 pip drop but as the European session started the drop was erased. The pair might be under big […]
April 28, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: USD, NZD Tension over Ukraine increased once again at the end of last week. Pro-Russian separatists have declared an ‘independent people’s republic’ in an eastern city of Ukraine and protestors are holding several European monitors hostage. Fears are growing that the situation could escalate into […]
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has indicated continued interest in taking over UK’s AstraZeneca. An initial approach in January to the AstraZeneca board was declined; Pfizer are now considering whether to appeal directly to the UK company’s shareholders. Shares of AstraZeneca were up 15% this morning as a result of these revelations, and Pfizer has stated […]
April 28, 2014 – Forex News Hot asset for today: EUR/USD The EUR/USD pair finished last week around 1.3840 still keeping the movement between its support and resistance which means a sideways movement. The pair started this week with 20 pip drop but as the European session started the drop was erased. The pair might […]
April 28, 2014 – Weekly News WEEKLY REPORT 28/04-02/05 EUR/USD Last week the EUR/USD pair continued moving sideways between 1.3785 and 1.3860. The pair slightly increased as the EU Flash Manufacturing PMI came out better than expected and despite dovish statements from European Central Bank president Mario Draghi, the pair has remained strong. Traders seems […]
European markets have opened in the green. Developments over the weekend in Ukraine have escalated geopolitical tensions in the region, raising speculation that the US and Europe will impose further sanctions on Russia as early as today. Closer home, traders will eye the Lloyds business barometer data due later today. Additionally, US pending home sales […]
April 25, 2014 – Indices News Asian equities have fallen for a second straight day due to tension in the Ukraine and weaker corporate earnings. Companies like Omron Corp. and Hyundai Motor Co. fell on worse than expected profits, while China Huishan Dairy Holdings Co dropped after an investor sold a 74.5 m,million dollars worth […]
Stocks for the IT multinational cooperation, Microsoft exceeded market’ estimates in the January-March quarter on Thursday; while profit dropped lower than expected, driven by the strong sales in the cloud-computing division. Net earnings came in at $5.66 billion in the fiscal third quarter of the year, according Microsoft. However, the first profit slid 6% year-on-year […]
Stocks in the Asian region were seen mixed on the last trading day, as the crises in Ukraine continues to escalate and investors weighed on the upbeat inflation data and corporate earnings from Japan. Ukraine On Thursday, the US Secretary of State John Kerry said Russia was on the edge of facing further sanctions from […]
April 25, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: USD, GBP U.S. stocks finished higher led by positive data and earnings. Core Durable Goods Orders beat expectations, increasing by 2%. Apple climbed 8.2% boosting both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq as the heaviest weighted stock in both. Starbucks and Amazon added to gains. […]
April 25, 2014 – Stock Market News Today’s Hot Asset – Caterpillar Stocks in Europe are trading lower at the start of the final session of the week. Tensions between Ukraine and Russia have weakened slightly which would usually aid equities. However, comments made by European Central Bank president Mario Draghi have weighed heavily on […]
The FTSE 100, the DAX and STOXX Europe 600 all fell this morning after ominous reports of violence in Eastern Ukraine. US Secretary of State John Kerry stopped short of announcing increased economic sanctions, but warned Russia that failure to de-escalate tensions would be an ‘expensive mistake.’ In the UK this morning, William Hill announced […]
European markets have opened in the red amid concerns about escalating tensions in Ukraine after reports indicated that Ukrainian troops killed several pro-Russian rebels. Any developments on this front is likely to sway market sentiment. Closer home, market participants will track the domestic retail sales data which is anticipated to show a monthly decline in […]
April 24, 2014 – Stock Market News Today’s Hot Assets – Las Vegas Sands & Caterpillar Stocks in Europe are currently still trading slightly higher, as we head towards the end of the session. Positive German economic data combined with comments for the European Central Bank president Mario Draghi aided the upwards movement. There has […]
April 24, 2014 – Indices News Asian markets dropped early this morning after New Home Sales data from the United States posted a surprise decline. Given the importance of the US market to Asian firms, any sign of decline makes investors a little uneasy. Furthermore, the yen gained during the session, pushing down the export […]
April 24, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: EUR, USD, JPY U.S. stocks finished lower after weak data lowered sentiment. New Home Sales came out at 384,000, its lowest figure since July. Focus turned to company earnings, including Apple and Facebook which were coming out after the closing bell. At session close the […]
There’s much to cheer about on Thursday – US earnings on the whole are pleasing so far; Facebook and Apple both put a smile on markets face overnight with quarterly numbers which will perhaps go some way in justifying those silly P/E ratios both are sitting on. Mega week for deal activity so far; pharma […]
European markets have opened in the green today, with technology sector stocks likely to be in spotlight, after US majors Apple and Facebook reported encouraging quarterly results. Later, traders will keep a close eye on ECB president Mario Draghi’s speech along with several corporate releases for further direction. Closer home, investors will keep a tab […]
April 23, 2014 – Indices News Asian markets were mixed today, with worse than expected Chinese Manufacturing PMI data pushing mainland indices down. Right now, investors are quite bearish on China as recent data suggest there may be a serious crisis in China’s industrial sector. However, other pacific rim markets were a little more fortunate.: […]
Many scoff at notion stock bubble exists — Associated Press, Nov. 19, 2013 Economy Entering New Year on a Roll — Bloomberg, Dec. 25, 2013 ‘We have entered a 15- to 20-year bull market’ — CNBC, Dec. 30, 2013 Economy poised for strong 2014 — Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jan. 1, 2014 Market Prediction: Bull will keep […]
April 23, 2014 – Stock Market News Today’s Hot Asset’s – Apple & Boeing Stocks in Europe are currently trading sharply lower during today’s session. Positive manufacturing data has been the main cause of the movement, as investors now feel the expectations that were there for the European Central Bank to implement fresh stimulus measures […]
April 23, 2014 – Daily Market News Today’s Hot Assets: EUR, USD, Oil, NZD U.S. stocks rose following positive data and better- than- expected earnings from companies. Netflix and Comcast both released positive first quarter results causing them to rally. Existing Homes Sales decreased to 4.59M during the month of March but were higher than […]
European equities out of favour with market participants Tuesday who prefer the comfort of safe-haven core government bonds with UK gilts and German bunds seeing flow. Gold too – recovering from recent declines which have pushed it firmly under the $1300 mark. FX markets subdued with EURUSD holding steady around 1.38 while cable remains firm […]
April 23, 2014 – Forex News Hot Asset For Today: GBP/USD The pairing throughout the course of yesterday’s U.S session looked like the euro would continue to rally upwards however was unable to hold on to its gains following positive data on existing home sales in the U.S. Traders and investors are keenly waiting and […]
European markets have opened mostly in the red today, as investors took a breather following yesterday’s gains. Meanwhile, Chinese data released earlier indicated that manufacturing activity in the world’s second largest economy continued to shrink, albeit at a slower pace in April. Closer home, traders will keep a tab on the domestic public sector net […]
April 22, 3014 – Indices News Asian markets fell for a second day as manufacturing and mining companies led the slide. Disappointing corporate earnings and scandals have been the biggest source of downward movement for equities today – as China Resources Power plunged due to corruption allegations and Great wall Motor Company fell due to […]
