Last week saw more hawkish commentary from Jerome Powell as he affirmed the latest dot plot from the FOMC that two interest rate hikes were likely ahead for the Fed. This hawkish rhetoric, fears that the recent rally in stocks…
After gaining around 16% this year the Dax has rallied up to the highs from January 2022. However, there are increasing calls that the recent rise in stocks, particularly in the US, looks stretched. This has resulted in some calls…
Patterson Companies is a health care stock providing medical supplies primarily in the business of veterinary and dental products. As a provider of health care products will it manage to put in some gains? Typically, in times of a recession,…
This week, the GBP could experience significant fluctuations as key events unfold. On Wednesday morning (UK time), UK Headline Inflation is expected to reveal one of the lowest readings in over a year, while the core reading is anticipated to…
Manchester United share price gained earlier this week on speculation that the club may be about to be sold. There was tweet from Al-Watan referring to ‘press reports’ suggesting that a bid for the club from Qatari businessman Sheikh Jassim…
Around 4am UK time on Friday this week the Bank of Japan meet and will decide on their monetary policy for the coming month. Speculation has been constantly surrounding the BoJ this year regarding whether they will exit their ultra…
On Wednesday the Federal Reserve meet and STIR markets currently see around a 1 in 4 chance that they will hike by 25bps. A key part of the Fed meeting will be their messaging. Will they, like the BoC and…
Procter & Gamble (P&G) is widely regarded as a defensive stock. Defensive stocks are those that tend to perform relatively well during economic downturns or recessions. These companies typically offer essential products or services that maintain consistent demand even in…
Apple announced the release of its long awaited Vision Pro headset and it is going to retail only in the US at first for a hefty $3,499 price tag. The headset will have its own dedicated app store and the…
That’s the view of Tony Roberts from Invesco Fund. Interviewed this week Roberts was reported via Bloomberg as saying that China’s big tech companies like Alibaba and Tencent are ‘just too cheap’.This call comes as the latest Chinese export data…
