EUROPEAN SHARES Volatility continues to increase in stock markets as the week draws to an end, especially in Europe, where most benchmarks opened mixed but with strong price actions. Rising virus infections are weighing on market sentiment, principally after France and the UK registered new record numbers. Investor hopes are now that new governmental stimulus…
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Westpac Banking Corporation announced reaching an agreement with the Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC for 23 million alleged breaches of anti-money laundering laws. The bank agreed to pay $1.3 billion to settle the charges in the biggest penalty in Australian corporate history. Digital asset trading platform Bitfinex launched real-time market data feed to…
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Democrats aim for pared back stimulus bill All three major US stock indices eked out a positive day after a volatile session yesterday. The next round of Covid-19 economic stimulus once again hit headlines, after reports that Democrats are putting together a new $2.4trn bill that cuts roughly a trillion dollars from the cost of…
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GOLD Gold price has fallen to its lowest level since late July, while greenback continues to recover with the Dollar Index reaching 94.5. Technically, an important point has now been reached with the break-down dragging the price down to the low point of August. This represents a bearish signal, as the price plummeted to $1,850, well…
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Cineworld up 10% ahead of earnings, but then disappoints London-listed stocks rallied yesterday while their US counterparts fell, with the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 both adding more than 1% on the day. In the FTSE 250, Cineworld Group jumped 10% the day ahead of its latest quarterly earnings report, in anticipation of positive news…
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Twitter, Amazon lead market rally as stocks snap losing streak Consumer and technology names led a positive day for US stocks, snapping a multi-day losing streak. In the S&P 500, the consumer discretionary sector was the biggest winner with a 3% gain, while the information technology sector was up 1.7% and the communication services sector…
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GOLD The turmoil on stocks seen earlier this week and particularly the greenback’s recovery are hitting gold. The Dollar Index gained by 1.5% to 94.2, which was enough to generate a sharp fall for the yellow metal. The sharp decline below $1,920 demonstrated a weakness for bullion, something not seen for quite a few weeks,…
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British Airways parent down double digits Similar to the US, airlines and travel names were among the hardest hit in the UK yesterday, when the FTSE 100 closed down 3.4% and the FTSE 250 was off by 4%. Renewed second wave and lockdown fears were the order of the day, with British Airways owner IAG…
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EUROPEAN SHARES European share markets registered a slight rebound on Tuesday, following Monday’s sell-off, while US futures and Asian stocks kept on trading lower led by the financial sector. Even if there are now numerous bearish market drivers, rising Covid-19 numbers in several countries and uncertainty over further US fiscal stimulus are the most important…
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Energy stocks lead the week after oil rallies back past $40 a barrel The top line figures for the major US stock indices do not tell the full story of last week. Given their dominance market cap wise, the tech giants can easily swing indices into the red even when other sectors are performing well.…
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