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With Amazon and Alphabet facing headwinds and lower earnings this quarter, investors are looking into the more profitable tech stocks of Facebook and Apple. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT Twitter: https://twitter.com/IGcom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IGcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/igcom #facebookearnings #appleearnings #techearnings We provide fast and flexible access to over 15,000 financial markets – including indices, shares, […]

IBM’s chief executive officer (CEO) says that the record breaking $34 billion deal to buy Red Hat changes ’everything’. But is the hefty premium paid a good deal for IBM shareholders? Alex DeGroote, from DeGroote Consulting says it’s a deal that IBM needed to do, but it won’t shake market leaders like Amazon and Google, […]

With no agreement yet on Brexit, Sean Corrigan, from Cantillon Consulting, says the government’s hands are tied in respect of the budget. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT Twitter: https://twitter.com/IGcom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IGcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/igcom #ukbudget #autumnbudget #brexit We provide fast and flexible access to over 15,000 financial markets – including indices, shares, forex and […]

Intosol, the German-based high-end travel company, has listed on London’s main market despite global uncertainties including the UK’s relationship with its closest trading bloc, the European Union. With a view to raise money to expand its South African boutique hotel business, the company not only succeeded in a successful flotation, but its shares rose 2.5p […]

Capital Economics says a greater-than-expected improvement in the public finances over the past few months should give Chancellor Philip Hammond a windfall to spend at next week’s Budget. However, the research house also says the Chancellor will ‘probably only unveil a small fiscal giveaway of £3 billion next year, maintaining fiscal headroom in case of […]

Silvia Dall’Angelo, senior economist at Hermes Investment Management, tells IGTV’s Victoria Scholar that while the European Central Bank (ECB) is largely a non-event, the key risks for the eurozone economy right now still stem from Italy. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT Twitter: https://twitter.com/IGcom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IGcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/igcom #ecb #europeancentralbank #eurozone We provide fast […]

With the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) reporting that prices are under more pressure now than at any time since the Brexit referendum and properties on estate agents books are near record lows, Ian Springett, chief executive officer (CEO) of house web portal OnTheMarket.com, suggests that while volumes have indeed not yet recovered to […]

With earnings coming up for all the big tech giants, Stuart Miles, from Pocket-Lint.com, looks at some of the pressures the big tech companies are facing. He discusses the advantages the cloud has brought Amazon (AMZN), Microsoft (MSFT) and Alphabet (GOOG). He also looks at how the likes of Facebook (FB), Twitter (TWTR) and Snap […]

With estate agents relying more and more on the internet to distribute details of houses for sale, Ian Springett and his team at OnTheMarket.com are aiming to challenge Rightmove and Zoopla. Having seen a doubling of agents listed on the site, a tripling of monthly Internet traffic around the portal and a quadrupling of email […]

Kenmare Resources publishes plans for expansion, increased production and margins, and also for an initial dividend. Michael Carvill, managing director, talks about the cheap and environmentally friendly cost of production and how the company is planning to raise production with all the benefits that brings. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT Twitter: https://twitter.com/IGcom Facebook: […]

Chris Boxall, Fundamental Asset Management, says that the issues around the suspension of Patisserie Holdings, which owns the Patisserie Valerie chain, is not likely to be a ‘raid on the business’, rather a ‘good old fashioned fraud’. The question, Boxall says, is now what the business worth is. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT […]

With gold having asserted its status once again as a haven in times of stock market turbulence, Simon Popple, from Brookville Capital, discusses the reasons why the gains may begin to stick this time around. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT Twitter: https://twitter.com/IGcom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IGcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/igcom #gold #stockmarket #interestrates We provide fast and […]

AllianceBernstein’s co-head of fixed income, Gershon Distenfeld, told IGTV the Federal Reserve (Fed) ‘should be hiking further’ calling for four to six rate hikes in 2019. He says the unwind of easy monetary policy will create further bond market volatility and sees the US treasury curve steepening further. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT […]

With Salt Late Potash having received the second non-binding offtake agreement for its initial 50,000 ton per annum ‘demonstration plant’ production of its sulphate of potash (SOP) in Western Australia, corporate executive, Jo Battershill, talks about the ‘significant’ discount its shares are trading at. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT Twitter: https://twitter.com/IGcom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IGcom […]

Vincenzo Longo, IG Italy analyst, tells Victoria Scholar that Italian BTP yields are likely to push on higher amid the standoff between the European Commission and Italy’s coalition government. Meanwhile, Vincenzo says that next May’s European parliamentary elections will be important and could ultimately lead to snap elections in Italy, with the League aiming to […]

Volatility is back in the US Treasury market, particularly in the mid to long end of the curve. So why have US bonds been selling off? Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT Twitter: https://twitter.com/IGcom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IGcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/igcom #ustreasurymarket #usbonds #donaldtrump We provide fast and flexible access to over 15,000 financial markets – including […]

The banks get set to report earnings on Friday, with third quarter (Q3) numbers from JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Citigroup. IGTV’s Victoria Scholar speaks to Atlantic Equities research analyst, John Heagerty, about what to expect from earnings this quarter. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT Twitter: https://twitter.com/IGcom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IGcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/igcom #marketnews #economicnews #banks […]

Bryan Noble, from TraderNoble.com, says that in a rare moment he’s short on the Nasdaq, but would remain a buyer in the dips. Here Bryan looks at levels to trade and identifies the 50, 100 and 200-day simple moving averages (SMA) as targets to watch. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT Twitter: https://twitter.com/IGcom Facebook: […]

A look at upcoming earnings season in the US, where companies are expected to report further good growth. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT Twitter: https://twitter.com/IGcom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IGcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/igcom #earningsseason #useconomy #usdollar We provide fast and flexible access to over 15,000 financial markets – including indices, shares, forex and commodities – through our […]

Markets are ‘getting ahead of themselves’ when it comes to the price of oil. Independent oil analysts and Forbes columnist, Gaurav Sharma, tells IG that he retains his year-end target for Brent at $75 a barrel. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT Twitter: https://twitter.com/IGcom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IGcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/igcom #oil #oilmarket #brent We provide fast […]

Taking the average annual pattern since 1950, of the year in which the mid-term US elections fall, there is a fourth quarter (Q4) uptick in market performance as the incumbent pushes ahead with economic and market friendly policies that will sustain them for the next year. Ron William, from RW Advisory, says that this year […]

With investors and traders finding appeal in other areas of the market, John Meyer, founder and chief mining analyst at SP Angel, says that small cap miners are finding the going tough. However, a point to pick up on, as Meyer says, is that this is now playing into the hands of the big cap […]

After a warning from European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, that if all nations were treated the same way that Italy was wanting to be treated with its budget proposals then the whole euro project would fail, IGTV’s Jeremy Naylor speaks with Charles Hecker, senior partner at Control Risks about the prospects. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more […]

AIM-listed Bluejay Mining’s chief executive officer (CEO), Rod McIlree, tells IG that the recent announcement that the pre-feasibility study (PFS) will be delayed is for good reason in that it will ultimately provide a clearer picture for companies that may be wanting to enter into offtake agreements. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT #bluejaymining […]

Tesco shares fell by more than 8% after first-half adjusted operating profit fell short of estimates and profit in Asia declined by 29%. Eric Moore, income fund manager at Miton Group, says the weakness in Asia has the potential to ‘make a mess of the numbers’. He says Booker’s performance has been ‘tremendous’, while the […]

Filippo Diodovich, market analyst for IG Italy, says he’s seeing ‘panic selling’ in Italian markets in response to the budget deal. Diodovich says Giovanni Tria, Italy’s economy minister, could resign in light of the deal. Subscribe to IG Italia: https://www.youtube.com/user/IGMarketsIT?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT #giovannitria #bankingstocks #italianbanks Twitter: https://twitter.com/IGcom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IGcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/igcom We […]

With the Federal Reserve (#Fed) committed to a continuation of its strategy of raising #interestrates, Oliver Wallin, from Octopus Investments, and Chris Beauchamp, IG’s chief market analyst, sat down with Jeremy Naylor to discuss what it means for the markets. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT Twitter: https://twitter.com/IGcom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IGcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/igcom We provide […]

Guy Miller, Chief Market Strategist & Head of Macroeconomics at Zurich Insurance thinks a US recession will come in 2020 due to a lack of spare capacity. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT Twitter: https://twitter.com/IGcom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IGcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/igcom #useconomy #recession #donaldtrump We provide fast and flexible access to over 15,000 financial markets – […]

Tailings specialist Goldplat has reported a 6.8% rise in revenues for the full-year (FY) and a 10.7% rise in operating profit, but under the covers chief executive officer (CEO), Gerard Kisby-Green, explains more about what is going on. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/IGUnitedKingdom?sub_confirmation=1 Learn more about IG: https://www.ig.com?CHID=9&SM=YT Twitter: https://twitter.com/IGcom Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IGcom LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/igcom We provide fast and […]

AIM-listed Nostra Terra Oil & Gas (NTOG) has production as well as exploration assets in Texas. Its modest East Texas production come from a conventional well, while in West Texas NTOG has exposure to the Permian Basin that chief executive officer (CEO), Matt Lofgren, says has much bigger exposure to both conventional as well as […]