Opinion – Friday 26 June 2020

European Indices rebounded from early morning losses to close higher, in another volatile trading session. Markets were helped by better than expected German Consumer Confidence, while the Minutes from the latest ECB Meeting stated that Monetary Policy Measures and...

Opinion – Thursday 25 June 2020

European Indices closed lower after the White House is said to be looking into imposing an additional $3.1 billion of Tariffs on European Exports. Shortly after I posted yesterday morning, ECB Chief Economist Philip Lane said investors should not to get too optimistic...

Opinion – Wednesday 24 June 2020

European Indices rebounded from yesterday’s sell-off to surge following better than expected PMI data from Germany, the Euro-Zone and the UK. Consumer Confidence also rebounded from a nine-year low in May. Meanwhile, the UK Auto-Industry was said to have asked for a...

Opinion – Tuesday 23 June 2020

European Equity Markets recovered earlier losses but still closed lower on the day. An easing of new Coronavirus infections in Germany following a spike last week tied to a meat-processing plant helped the recovery. The DAX which was lower by 1.5% eventually closed...

Opinion – Monday 22 June 2020

Equity Markets on both sides of the Atlantic were buoyed by comments from Secretary of State Mike Pomeo who said that China’s Chief Diplomat, Yang Jiechi, reassured him the country would honour its Phase One Trade Commitments during a meeting in Hawaii. I have...

Opinion – Friday 19 June 2020

Equity Markets on both sides of the Atlantic closed lower as investors worried about the latest reports of fresh outbreaks of the Coronavirus in the U.S and China. Initial Jobless Claims came in worst than expected with a further 1.51 million losing their jobs last...