Aberdeen Asset Management (ADN) is surprisingly resilient this morning after a Q1 trading statement highlighting further net capital outflows (£9.1bn) into end-2015 and management expecting market conditions to remain difficult, with considerable volatility making the flow outlook tricky, especially in Emerging markets. Solace being sought in the slight rise (+2.4%)…
Oil surge powers UK Index higher amid investor relief CityWire – 22 Jan http://citywire.co.uk/money/oil-surge-powers-UK Index -higher-amid-investor-relief/a875500 UK Index rallies as weak China sparks stimulus hopes CityWire – 19 Jan http://citywire.co.uk/money/UK Index -rallies-as-weak-china-sparks-stimulus-hopes/a874677 Market round-up: UK Index and European stocks gain despite slump in crude prices Int. Bus. Times – 18 Jan http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/market-round-UK Index -european-stocks-gain-despite-slump-crude-prices-1538562 Record…
18 Jan 2016 It’s nothing out of the ordinary to see precious metal miner Fresnillo (FRES) and Randgold Resources (RRS) nursing losses this morning, footing the UK index as markets kick off the third week of 2016 on a far more bullish note that the first two, and thus shun…
18 Jan 2016 A lot of this week’s financial market moves have been linked to the continued slip in the price of a barrel of oil, a key commodity whose price serves as a global barometer for growth (it’s used in everything from facial products to Lego bricks) as well as the health of the…
15 Jan 2016 For those who trade the financial markets, there’s no such thing as bad news. Sure, the headlines have not been pretty this week but the wealth of worthy trading opportunities has been astounding. This week we saw the start of Earnings season when the Supermarkets pleased…
Miners to Keep Dropping — Market Talk Dow Jones – 15 Jan As another difficult week comes to a close, miners hurtle downwards. Accendo analyst Mike van Dulken says Thursday’s panic buys have turned into panic sells – five of the six biggest fallers are mining companies, with Anglo American erasing this week’s gains, dropping…