• News

UK retail sales set for a rebound in August

​While European markets managed to post modest gains yesterday it is becoming increasingly apparent that there is little in the way of direction for equity markets at the moment.

17 Sep 2021

• News

Airlines rebound helps to buoy European markets

It’s been a slightly better day for markets in Europe, shrugging off a weak Asia handoff, with some decent gains for travel and leisure, which has enjoyed a respite

16 Sep 2021

• News

Europe set for a positive start, ahead of US retail sales

Having got off to a positive start to the week on Monday, the last two days have been disappointing ones for European markets. Yesterday’s weakness was driven by a surge in energy prices,

16 Sep 2021

• News

European stocks slip back as energy prices surge, China data disappoints

European markets have struggled again today with little in the way of direction, after a weak lead from Asia markets which fell back after Chinese retail sales dropped sharply to 2.5% in August,

15 Sep 2021

• Earnings

Apple share price dips as product launch disappoints

With the Christmas season approaching, September is usually the time Apple sets out its stall for what tends to be its most lucrative quarter.

15 Sep 2021

• News

China retail sales slow sharply, UK inflation set to surge in August

​Although yesterday’s US inflation report came in weaker than expected, with US core CPI prices slipping back from 4.5% to 4% in August, markets still decided to adopt a glass half empty approach

15 Sep 2021

• News

The DAX revamp: from boring 30 to sexy 40

Germany’s benchmark stock index, the DAX 30 has undergone a major historical comprehensive reform since the launch of it in 1988

15 Sep 2021

• News

Stocks remain under pressure despite US inflation cooling in August

Having got off to a positive start yesterday, today’s price action looks set to follow the pattern of last week, where after a similar Monday rally, sentiment deteriorated

14 Sep 2021

• News

All eyes on US CPI, as price pressures continue to rise

​After such a disappointing performance last week it was perhaps inevitable that we’d see a modest pullback as European markets got the week off to a positive start,

14 Sep 2021

• News

European markets start the week on the front foot as energy prices surge

​European markets have got off to a positive start to the week, with the energy sector helping to push the FTSE100 back up towards the 7,100 level,

13 Sep 2021

• News

Inflation concerns set to take centre stage this week

​Since the disappointing US jobs report at the beginning of the month, confidence in the broader recovery story has started to ebb away,

13 Sep 2021

• News

Slowdown concerns weigh on European markets

European markets look set to end what has been another negative week on a mixed note, with both the FTSE100 and DAX both finishing lower for the second week in succession.

10 Sep 2021

• News

Europe set to open higher, UK GDP set to slow in July

​European markets had a rather mixed session yesterday after the ECB made a modest adjustment to its monthly bond buying program,

10 Sep 2021

• News

EasyJet hits turbulence as FTSE 100 underperforms

European markets started the day very much on the back foot today as concerns over the growth outlook and higher prices and wages initially weighed on valuations,

09 Sep 2021

• Earnings

EasyJet share price nosedives on right issue announcement

The airline sector has been at the forefront of the pandemic's impact over the last 18 months, and at the end of the first half reported a loss of £701m in May.

09 Sep 2021

• News

Is ECB set to signal a taper?

​After a decent start to the week, European markets have undergone a sharp change in sentiment the past two days with the DAX falling sharply to a one-month low yesterday

09 Sep 2021