All of the UK markets closed relatively flat to green after a slow day . GBP slipped further against USD to levels not seen since the first week of 2019. Crude slipped back and is hovering just above the $60 level but seems similarly muted … Read More

Poor economic data out of China overnight helped set the tone for today’s European trading session as the weaponised trade tariffs start to impact the Chinese economy. European and UK markets were soft today with negatives… Read More

GBP dropped below $1.27 against USD as Johnson seems set to be the next PM which raises the spectre of a hard Brexit yet again. Crude rallied back over 3% after briefly dropping below the $60 mark on increased tensions in the Gulf:  the $60 level has been a battleground over the past few weeks and seems to be a floor from the precipitous drop from over $76 just a month ago.  Outperforming sectors included… Read More

Most of the UK markets all pulled back today dropping between 0.1 and 0.4% in relatively calm markets. The techMARK did continue to rally up 0.14%  and remains the vanguard of the 2019 rally.  Sector outperformance today included Mining +0.4%, Pharm +0.8% and Personal Goods +0.7%. … Read More

Another day in green for the UK markets with a better than expected UK employment number this am. This helped to lift GBP up 0.25% on the day while the FTSE 100 was up 0.3%, the FTSE 250 and AIM All-Share up 0.1% . Crude sold-off over 1% and is below the $63 mark. T… Read More