Pressure appears to be building as the stock market bull run falters. Major indices have given up gains and moved away from lofty highs. The DOW, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all closed down – each losing around 1% on Wednesday, 18th August 2021. The FTSE 100 and DAX, Nikkei andRead More →
Stocks tumble on delta variant fears Stock markets took a hit Monday 19th July 2021, as the headlines read, ‘Dow tumbles 900 points on concern of a Covid rebound‘. Is Covid entirely to blame for this fall? No, not entirely. Fickle highs? So, why now, after all – the virusRead More →
Despite S&P 500 and Nasdaq record highs – is there a worry the market is due a correction? Looking at the recent records for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq you’d think all is good. Inflation fears have eased, economic indicators are strengthening and the Federal Reserve remains extremely supportive. ButRead More →
When does a social media comment influence the market? Probably when Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla posts a tweet So…what happened? Tesla buys Bitcoin with a reported $1.5 billion investment adding it to the company balance sheet. Elon Musk posts a tweet and Bitcoin surges even higher from itsRead More →
Cases increase Coronavirus cases are reported to have surged in Brazil, U.S. and India, and increase again in Germany. Investors appear to be unfazed by this as they attempt shake off concerns and focus on the ‘expected’ economic recovery. Worldwide, governments continue to move ahead with the re-oping of theirRead More →
Is this a good time to invest in stocks? Probably not. The dislocation between markets and the real economy is, in my opinion, unsustainable. Extremely powerful monetary policies and stimulus measure put in place by central banks and governments to protect the ‘economy’, have given the green light for marketsRead More →
We all know the old adage, ‘sell in May and stay away‘, and there is some truth to it – but not for this May it would appear. Many indices saw good gains. So where now in June? Stocks closed out the month with good gains across the board, buildingRead More →
Good news UK and U.S. markets were closed Monday 25th June 2020 – but that didn’t stop European markets roaring ahead yesterday. There are a number of positives for markets to be happy about right now. England is to re-open non-essential shops by mid June. European countries are easing theirRead More →
Vaccine progress As economies struggle to re-open around the globe and as the Fed said that they have more ammunition to fight the virus, came more good news of vaccine progress. Moderna Inc., a U.S. company, announced yesterday that human trials of its coronavirus vaccine showed good progress in allRead More →
On the 14th February I posted an article entitled, ‘Strange times – have U.S. markets gone mad’? Strange times – have U.S. markets gone mad? Shortly after that post, this happened… By the third week in February 2020 U.S. markets were holding up at all time highs and on theRead More →