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6-4-2020

Equities rise on hope for Easter lockdown rollback. Rolls Royce cuts divi
Markets are striking a more optimistic tone at the beginning of the week. Some governments are targeting Easter as a time to begin rolling back lockdown restrictions. Investors are taking it as an early sign that we’re coming out the other side of the economic… Read more

1-4-2020

End of one of worst quarters ever
The Dow Jones just posted the worst first quarter ever. That’s how bad things are at the moment, but are they ‘peak bad’? Because that would imply a bottom in the stock market. Data from China today continue to suggest light at the end of the tunnel there, bu… Read more

31-3-2020

Markets stabilise on hopes for vaccine, SNB intervening on franc
Beware the Ides of March. There is a lot of relief out there that March as well as the first quarter is almost over. A fresh month can offer some fresh perspective, and perhaps a more constructive one.   President Donald Trump extending social distancing gui… Read more

18-3-2020

The rebound on stimulus hopes loses momentum. Brent < $30
A bigger picture is starting to emerge of how governments are responding to the pandemic and that in itself offers some needed certainty. Authorities are trying to balance economically damaging travel restrictions and social distancing rules with cheap loans f… Read more

17-3-2020

Stocks Rebound after rout, Airline bailouts? Gold holds $1450
Governments are stepping up their response to the coronavirus outbreak which is allowing markets a chance to recuperate on Tuesday.   Following the worst day since Black Monday on Wall Street, US futures went ‘limit up’ – meaning prices could not rise of ove… Read more

16-3-2020

Central Bank Bazooka Misses Target, Stocks in Freefall
Central banks led by the US shot off a bazooka of lower interest rates and quantitative easing but it has missed target. Markets are back into freefall.     Friday’s gains have evaporated and shares are headed deeper into bear market territory. Bank shares a… Read more

12-3-2020

Dow falls into bear market, FTSE to tank, little hope for ECB
Dow drops into bear market, S&P to follow after Trump speech Trump managed to spook an already spooked market. European share markets are set for sharp opening losses. The FTSE is on course to tank 300 points to take it down 30% off its May 2018 peak. The… Read more

10-3-2020

US tax cuts lightening the mood in market hangover
There will be investors waking up today and wondering if it was all a bad dream. But it was all too real. Oil did fall by the most since the Gulf War and global stock markets did have their worst day since the 08 crisis. Today will be a like a hangover. All yo… Read more