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US Trade Tariff - Three Deals in 2 Days
Tariff certainty beats uncertainty: Agreed rates of 15-19% provide planning clarity for multinational corporations
Negotiated outcomes: Quick deal-making suggests other nations prefer compromise over confrontation
Market resilience: NASDAQ stability during trade restructuring indicates underlying economic strength
Jul 232 min read


FTSE 100 Resilience Amid Middle East Tensions
Since the Israeli attacks on Iran began on June 13th, the FTSE 100 has demonstrated remarkable stability, declining just 0.51% despite...
Jun 202 min read


Market Reaction - Sainsburys & Tescos
Four days ago, Tesco and Sainsbury's share prices dropped significantly. Tesco's share price fell by 11.29% , while Sainsbury's declined...
Mar 181 min read


Market Reaction - Nasdaq
Markets this morning are showing signs of slight stabilization, with UK markets experiencing a modest but broad-based uptick. FTSE100...
Mar 171 min read


Market Reactions - UK
This morning we saw general upward movements in the UK Markets. This followed from positive movements in the Asian markets overnight....
Mar 141 min read


Trumps Tariffs
The market steadied on Monday afternoon following news that Mexico—and later Canada—had secured a 30-day pause on proposed tariffs. Why...
Feb 42 min read


Nasdaq – Further Update
I was clearly mistaken this morning. The Nasdaq drop was primarily driven by news surrounding the Chinese startup DeepSeek. DeepSeek has...
Jan 271 min read


Nasdaq - Market Rebound
It is interesting to see the Nasdaq decline by 2.61% in overnight futures. If this drop mainly relates to the sudden and dramatic...
Jan 271 min read


Fiscal Policy - Inflation and Interest Rates in the US, EU & UK
The following is a table showing the US, EU and UK base interest rates compared to inflation. We can also see the difference between...
Nov 8, 20242 min read


Nasdaq - Where is it heading?
This is the Nasdaq over the past 8 years. I have plotted major corrections. COVID-19 Crash In the yellow circle, you can observe the...
Aug 10, 20241 min read


Market Movements – FTSE100
The FTSE100 index has recently experienced a decline of approximately 2.8% from its high in May. This downturn follows a significant...
Jun 11, 20242 min read


Market Movements - Sectors
What has been happening with the markets between the 4th of June and today?! The FTSE100 is showing a 1.28% drop – my personal portfolio...
Jun 11, 20241 min read


Market Movements - US Inflation
US inflation was reported today at 3.1%, a decrease from 3.4% in December, yet notably above the anticipated 2.9%. Consequently, both the...
Feb 13, 20241 min read


Day Trade - Indices - FTSE100
I have placed a short term trade on the FTSE100 today. Looking at the following chart we can see that the peaks in prices are coming...
Dec 5, 20231 min read


Market Movements - Bull or Bear
There seems to be a reasonable level of negativity towards where the UK markets are heading over the coming months. A glance at the...
Oct 20, 20231 min read
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