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August was awful for stocks, but September could be worse

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Trade tensions caused havoc for global stocks, making August only the second month of 2019 where the market closed lower. But September traditions could mean that more pain is still to come. Traditionally, September is a bad month for stocks. Starting in 1937, the S&P 500 and Dow have closed the month 1 per cent lower on [...]
We burn cash: deciphering the WeWork IPO filing

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It burns through boats loads of cash, no one knows if it will ever make money and it’s going to be snapped up by millennials with their Robinhood accounts – WeWork is perfect IPO material in 2019. The last funding round valued the company around $47bn, but this looks lofty. 2019 has been hit-and-miss for [...]
Cable drops as UK economy contracts

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The UK economy contracted by 0.2 per cent in the second quarter of the year, its worst performance since 2012. Figures from the Office for National Statistics showed the surprise contraction, which was significantly lower than the flatline economists expected. It also follows strong growth of 1.8 per cent seen in Q1. “PMI data had [...]

How much stimulus will the ECB deliver?

September 12, 2019 | City Talk

A great showman always leaves people wanting more. In his penultimate showpiece, ECB chief Mario Draghi may do exactly that. Expectations ahead of the European Central Bank (ECB) meeting are running very high. Whilst it seems the ECB will throw the kitchen sink at slow growth and persistently lacklustre inflation, markets seem to want the [...]
How did banks get their PPI sums so wrong?

September 9, 2019 | City Talk

Lloyds, RBS and CYBG have all had to admit they’ll take much larger hits for PPI claims than originally thought. The end is in sight for banks and PPI claims, but what’s been made abundantly clear is just how badly they estimated the losses. The total cost to Britain’s banks from PPI is now a cool £50bn. These [...]
UK GDP preview: Banks down, sterling ready to break out?

August 8, 2019 | City Talk

Ahead of the UK Q2 GDP print on Friday, gilts and UK bank stocks betray concerns about the economy that the official figures are likely to back up. Meanwhile GBPUSD is nearing the end of a narrowing wedge that could signal it’s ready to move out of its August range on whatever the GDP point [...]
Preview: Apple Q3 Earnings

July 30, 2019 | City Talk

We’re deep into earnings season and there’s one company that everyone will be watching this week. Apple will announce its Q3 earnings after the market closes today, and there could be a mixed bag. Revenue fell at the tech giant in the first two quarters of this fiscal year, and the firm was hit with [...]
Could this be the biggest monetary policy meeting in years?

July 30, 2019 | City Talk

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) begin a two-day policy meeting today, the results of which are the most hotly anticipated in a long time. The market consensus is they’ll cut rates, but how likely is that? Stocks are currently at record higher, based on a certainty that short-term interest rates will be cut for [...]
After Facebook, what to expect from Amazon and Alphabet earnings?

July 25, 2019 | City Talk

Facebook delivered a beat to earnings forecasts, but with the US Department of Justice launching an investigation can Big Tech continue to deliver for shareholders? Results from Facebook were even better than expected, showing that it continues to drive user growth and ad revenue growth. Facebook is still loved by advertisers. Remember it’s not just Facebook [...]
Charging up ahead of Tesla earnings – Q3 profit target to go?

July 23, 2019 | City Talk

Production has improved, but can Tesla manage to stick to its guidance to return to profitability in Q3? Again we are looking at whether the company has borrowed from Peter to pay Paul by taking on additional costs in order to hit delivery targets. We also note reports that Tesla employees were pressured to take [...]

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