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Shares and Markets - April 13, 2014 14:56
The End Of A Negative Week
After an indifferent week UK shares finished with a negative bias, dragged down by technology companies after a sharp sell-off in the USA, especially seen in the tech laden Nasdaq, which slumped 3.1% over the course of last week. The fall in the Nasdaq was the largest since 2011, with speculation that investors are dumping […]
The FTSE 100 Bounces Back – Now Eyes Are On The Fed
Following on from a strong session in the USA overnight, the FTSE 100 gained in early London trading, adding 40 points within the opening hour. Leading stocks were mainly from homebuilders, ARM Holdings and Standard Chartered. The Nasdaq gained during a positive session after its worst few days in around 3 years. Also holding strong […]
UK Stocks Tumble Again With AB Foods & Sports Direct Leading
Stocks in the UK were falling today, for a 2nd day of declines. Leaders of the decline were Associated British Foods and Sport Direct. In addition to the weakness of key companies, increasing tensions over Ukraine became prominent once again. AB Foods was down 3.9 percent in early trading, mainly due to the report from […]
Pound Holding the Highs and Looking Strong
The Pound is holding steady against the Euro and US Dollar as economists await the publication of a report which showed that the UK economy expanded in the fourth quarter of last year. GDP is forecast to have risen by 0.7%, slightly lower than the previous quarter’s figure of 0.8%. The currency is expected to […]
Interest Rates Up? Not Likely, Todays Inflation Report Due
Do you think that interest rates are going to rise soon? Personally, I don’t think so. But the recent dramatic slide of unemployment rates in the UK has many analysts speculating that the Bank of England’s Mark Carney is ready to hint at this in an adjustment of forward guidance in his quarterly inflation report […]
All Eyes On Bank Of England
The Pound climbed to a one-week high against the US Dollar after data released early in Tuesday’s session showed that UK retail sales growth picked up speed in January, increasing optimism that the UK economic recovery is continuing to pick up speed. With hardly any major data releases due for the rest of the day […]
GBP Edged Higher To Regain Early Loss
After softening against the majority of its rivals yesterday following the Bank of England’s decision to leave policy unchanged, the Pound clawed back losses this morning. Sterling edged higher against the Euro and US Dollar ahead of the release of reports which are expected to show that UK industrial output increased in December. US Dollar […]
Mixed Bag Of Data – Uncertain Pound
While the Pound initially advanced yesterday as the UK’s GDP report confirmed that the nation’s economy enjoyed its strongest year of growth since 2007, the British currency went on to pare gains against the US Dollar and Euro. The ‘Cable’ remained close to a 2 ½ year high following a mixed bag of US reports […]
GBP Makes Gains Before The FOMC Announcement
While the Pound initially advanced yesterday as the UK’s GDP report confirmed that the nation’s economy enjoyed its strongest year of growth since 2007, the British currency went on to pare gains against the US Dollar and Euro. The ‘Cable’ remained close to a 2 ½ year high following a mixed bag of US reports […]
Euro and Dollar Gain Some Ground on the Pound
The Pound hit a 29-month high against the US Dollar following yesterday’s report which showed that unemployment in the UK fell to 7.1%. The fall increased expectations that the Bank of England will raise interest rates before other major Central Banks. US Dollar The US Dollar regained some ground against the Pound and pushed higher […]
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