Key data points Bold indicates the most important release for this symbol. Tuesday 19 May, 20.30 GMT: API crude oil stock change: previous 7.6 million Wednesday 20 May, 14.30 GMT: EIA crude oil stock change: previous negative 750,000 Friday 22 May, 17.00 GMT: Baker Hughes Oil Rig Count: previous 258 Euro-pound, daily The upside seems…
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EUROPEAN SHARES Shares traded higher from Tokyo to London on Monday as investors start the week on an optimistic note as major economies reopen. All European benchmarks registered a bullish opening with mining and energy shares among today’s top movers with market sentiment fuelled by fresh hopes of a global recovery. However, even if the…
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UK stocks sink on GDP figures, US headlines Despite a Friday rally, London-listed stocks sank last week. In addition to the headlines and economic data out of the US, investors also got a view into the impact of the pandemic-induced lockdown on UK GDP, alongside March industrial and manufacturing production numbers. The UK economy shrank…
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FTSE 100 sinks heavily after Fed chair speech, OBR figures London-listed stocks sank sharply yesterday following Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell’s downbeat speech in the US on Wednesday. Additionally, in the UK, the Office for Budget Responsibility reported that the cost of government interventions to aid the economy will lead to a budget deficit of…
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EUROPEAN SHARES European markets showed volatility as they edged higher on Friday as traders weighed up the mixed data from China overnight. Investors were pleased to see the Chinese Industrial Production topping estimates for April but were disappointed by the drop in Retail Sales which highlighted the weakness of demand in almost every sector, and…
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EUROPEAN SHARES European shares drifted lower on Thursday alongside Asian equities and US Futures on the S&P 500 as market sentiment slowly fades. Investors, who were already sceptical about further gains on stocks, have seen their risk appetite slashed by yesterday’s comments from Jerome Powell. The Fed chairman added to the current uncertainty by warning…
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What to watch Brookfield Asset Management: Alternative investments giant Brookfield reports its Q1 2020 earnings today, investors will be looking for insight into how the firm is deploying assets to make opportunistic acquisitions during this volatile period. This week, the firm announced that it is setting up a $5bn fund to take stakes in struggling…
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GOLD Volatility on gold remains modest with the spot price continuing a slow dance just above the threshold of $1,700 while traders await fresh directional input. Despite European stocks in red this morning, investors are not rushing to buy gold, meaning that they don’t see this correction on stock markets as a reaction to April's…
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FTSE 100 gains as furlough scheme extended Large cap London-listed stocks enjoyed a positive day yesterday, with the UK market closing before the US sell-off began. Helping sentiment was the news that the Treasury’s furlough scheme, which is currently funding millions of workers to stay at home, is being extended to October. The Bank of…
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OIL Investors are betting on a V-shaped recovery for economies and a similar scenario on oil demand. Moreover, they are seemingly confident that there will be space in Cushing’s oil tanks at the expiries of the contracts in the coming months. All this sounds a bit too optimistic but what we have seen is that…
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