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Shares and Markets - May 18, 2016 10:30
FTSE 100 Stuck In March Range, Results Round Up May 18th
After a couple of indifferent days the FTSE 100 is stuck back in the range that held it trapped during March. Oil continued its climb toward $50 but halted, Gold still holds above $1250, whilst Technology Hardware & Equipment and Mobile Telecommunications are the leading sectors in the UK during early trading on the 18th […]
FTSE 100 Holding Up With Mining Stocks Gaining, Results Round Up 16th May
The FTSE 100 was holding up in early trading today, as mining and oil stocks lead the way. The main UK index has yet to break past the high of Friday, and stood at 6121.0 at 9:00am. Spot Gold was pushing higher at $1280 and WTI Crude Oil for June at new highs of $47 […]
UK Markets Reverse, Results Round-Up 14th May
It was a day of a straight reversal on the main UK markets Friday, with an early fall being retraced back into the late afternoon with the FTSE 100 closing up at 6138.50. A slight bit of strength in Crude Oil towards the end of the session helped add to gains. Some results were out […]
Has The Rally In Mining Shares Finished?
If there’s a story in the stock market in 2016 it most certainly it has to include shares on the mining index. Since the turn of the year mining stocks have been extremely bullish, partly due to a rise across the board in commodities, particularly base and precious metals among other minerals. Also contributing to […]
Gold, Oil and Stocks As The Fed Goes To Bed
In an unsurprising announcement, the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday. In a statement they succumbed once again to the fact that the economy has slowed, yet at the same time, left open the door for a hike in June. There seems no hurry to tighten monetary policy at the Fed, but they […]
Where’s The Range For Crude Oil Prices Right Now?
Since the all-out fear of late 2015 and early 2016 subsided, Crude Oil prices have gained more than 50% since the mid February low. The question on everyone’’s lips now, is how far can Oil prices go? As the fear began to dissipate Crude rallied, and rallied strong, to a high above $42 in March. […]
Are Gold Prices Set To Head Higher?
2016 has seen a lot of strength return to gold prices. In fact since January gold has increased by around $200 per ounce. What many investors are thinking now is can these prices be sustained for the rest of the year? In recent history quick spikes have usually been followed by sharp falls, however things […]
Have You Been Watching Gold?
Whilst the whole world watches the Oil saga playing out, there’s a little bit of action happening with Gold prices that many are missing out on. Gold has risen from its 5 years low in late 2015 to test the underside of the support low from this time last year. Whilst that is no significant […]
Can The EIA Forecast Save Natural Gas Prices?
Natural gas prices have taken a tumble once again and are now sitting right at the December 2015 lows. After a small relief rally during the Christmas period (due to higher winter demand) prices have once again fallen and many natural gas bears are making the call for a sub two dollar gas price. Although […]
Run For Cover as Oil Weakness Puts Strain On The US Dollar
The strength of the US dollar has weakened since last Friday’s rally. This is partly due to a continuation of weakness in crude oil, which has left investors pouring money into safe haven currencies such as Euro and Yen. Stock markets have also been falling steadily since the turn of the week, as negativity has […]
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