Surprise, surprise. Shares in miners of precious metals are topping the UK Index this morning as investors return to what the markets regard as safe ports in a storm. Well they aren’t looking for a hedge for rampant inflation are they? That missing piece of the puzzle is being kept well in check by a…
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%)…
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…
Having been one of the UK Index ’s 2015 winners despite a down market (+32.9% vs -4.9%), shares in housebuilder Barratt Developments (BDEV) are continuing their northerly…