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German stock market outlook 2019: is the economic upswing over?

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Concerns over the strength of the German economy are growing. A steady upswing of the eurozone’s powerhouse may be over. The weaker economic growth expected this year is considered “a wake-up call” for the government. Let’s find out what to expect from the German stock market news in light of gloomy official figures. Stormy times [...]
Swiss stocks buoyant despite Berne-Brussels bust-up

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For a market locked in a bitter battle with the European Union, Switzerland’s top-flight share index is looking remarkably chipper. But then, this may have something to do with the fact that since the breakdown of relations between Berne and Brussels, anyone wanting to deal in Swiss company stocks has to do so inside Switzerland’s [...]
Litecoin: latest predictions as LTC surges against dollar

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Litecoin, probably the best-known cryptocurrency that isn’t Bitcoin, is on a roll. Along with its better-known rival, Litecoin is on the up and up, and Litecoin predictions have its value heading higher still. Some see the Litecoin future price in an almost vertical climb to reach and then exceed its December 2017 peak. Others are more [...]

Japanese stocks surf higher over troubled waters

June 25, 2019 | City Talk

Tokyo’s blue-chip Nikkei 225 stock index is riding out regional fears over China and Hong Kong as well as wider concerns regarding Iran and the US. Despite Japan’s special vulnerabilities to both East Asian tensions and higher oil prices, the index is trading higher than either a month or three months ago. This creates a [...]
London markets lower as squalls hit Tory leadership contest

June 24, 2019 | City Talk

Sterling and stock markets were lower this morning as the race for leadership of Britain’s governing Conservative Party was plunged into turmoil. Three years exactly since the UK woke up on Midsummer Day 2016 to learn that it had voted to leave the European Union, the prospects for an orderly Brexit are overshadowed by serious [...]
Italy tussle overshadows euro’s birthday party

June 17, 2019 | City Talk

Europe’s single currency, the euro, is 20 years old, but any celebrations are likely to be muted. Its value against the dollar has been in steady decline for five years and it is now trading well below the level at which it was launched in January 1999. This may be good news for the eurozone’s [...]
US interest rates and gold: what’s next for global markets?

June 17, 2019 | City Talk

This week’s main focus across financial markets is likely to be the US interest rate decision on Wednesday evening (19:00 BST). There is unlikely to be any actual change to interest rates but, as usual, traders will be watching out for clues about the Federal Reserve’s sentiment on the state of the economy and future [...]
Brent crude soars after Gulf of Oman tanker attack

June 13, 2019 | City Talk

An attack on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman sent crude prices up on Thursday, putting the industry at the core of rising tensions in the region. As the US Navy said it was assisting the tankers in waters close to the Strait of Hormuz, Brent crude surged as much as 4.5 per [...]
The high five: your guide to the most valuable start-ups

June 13, 2019 | City Talk

It was the year of America’s 200th birthday, of a scorching heat wave in the UK followed by a huge sterling crisis, and it was the year that the only unelected president in US history, Gerald Ford, went down at the polls to the former Governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter. Less remarked at the time [...]
Is gold making a comeback?

June 12, 2019 | City Talk

A rise in the price of gold has coincided with a renewed interest in the role of bullion as a monetary asset. Eclipsed since the early Seventies by paper assets and, occasionally, even cryptocurrencies, gold is once again heralded as a risk-free asset with three huge plus points. These are that it is universally acceptable, that it [...]

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