Macro observations Following the strongest weekly performance of the USD for 8 months last week, it is the performance of its European peers, rather than its own, that will come into question towards the latter part of this week. The European single currency is subject to the highest weekly event risk as the European Central Bank meet on Thursday…
Travis Perkins (TPK) is today’s blue-chip loser after a full year profits warning that could represent a canary in the Brexit coal mine. Especially after a summer of resilient UK economic data seeing off an army of doomsayers. News of multiple branch closures in response to slack demand, meaning an additional £40-50m exceptional restructuring costs,…
Burberry (BRBY) shares are looking anything but luxurious this morning, holding the UK Index wooden spoon as shareholders vent frustration at disappointing underlying Q2/H1 growth. A weak wholesale segment (revenues -14%) seen persisting into the second-half is something investors simply can’t ignore (25% sales) especially with the risk that issues in the US (uneven demand)…
14 Oct Reuters “An increase in PPI and the highest CPI reading for the Chinese economy in five years has seemingly offset the negative export data reported in the early hours of Thursday morning and is helping the UK Index regain a foothold above 7,000,” said Henry Croft, analyst at Accendo Markets. “Bulls will be…
It’s now being referred to as Marmitegate by BBC news, but the short-lived dispute between Tesco and Unilever is no laughing matter. Furthermore, this may only serve as a precursor for similar future disputes. But far from having the assumed negative impact on the average consumer, this may in fact mark a turning point for the…
This week marked the beginning of the third quarter earnings season and, despite the shaky start provided by US aluminium miner Alcoa, is set to be one of the most exciting in recent years. With share prices of companies potentially moving 5-20% on the day that results are reported, here’s why you should be keeping…