Opinion – Wednesday 14 January 2015

Oil remains at the centre of attention although yesterday’s dip was not of the same cathartic proportions as the previous 24 hours, but enough it seems to frighten the equity markets which had yet another wild trading session. US Energy stocks closed down...

Opinion – Tuesday 13 January 2015

Oil prices have again been the stand out story over the last 24 hours with Brent now clearly below $50/bbl, having tested below $50 last week. Brent and WTI are both 5/5.5% lower since I marked prices yesterday morning. Nothing new fundamentally seems to have...

Opinion – Monday 12 January 2015

As we headed into the US Employment Reports last Friday, Equities, Bond Yields and the US Dollar were all modestly drifting lower. On the release, the positive headlines of strong Payrolls growth saw all the above markets shoot higher before more than fully retracing...

Opinion – Friday 9 January 2015

The last 24 hours has seen a healthy bounce in equity markets as Oil prices appeared to stabilise. The improvement in risk sentiment saw the US Dollar lose ground against Emerging-Market currencies although it continued to make gains against the Europeans. It does...

Opinion – Thursday 8 January 2015

Stock markets rebounded yesterday after the falls of the previous two days. The Dow closed up 1.2% while European Indices averaged an 0.5% gain. Oil has also managed a better day with WTI closing 1.4% higher after the rout of the previous six weeks. The FOMC Minutes...

Opinion – Wednesday 7 January 2015

Global Equity markets remained under pressure with shares extending their losses yesterday. The Dow and S&P closed down 0.75% and 0.9% respectively while European Indices closed down an average of 0.7%. Oil prices continued to fall with WTI falling another 3.7%...