European markets have spent the day somewhat becalmed and slowly drifting lower as investors weigh up disappointing Q4 GDP revisions from France and the UK, while at the same time digesting a rather disappointing US durable goods number.
Comments from European leaders, particularly Italian PM Monti that the worst of the European sovereign debt crisis was [...]
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Oil CFDs Fall amid Talks of Releasing Emergency Reserves
28 March 2012, 4:59 pm
Antofagasta CFDs Push Higher Despite Chinese Demand Concerns
20 March 2012, 10:20 am
It’s was a fairly quiet European session yesterday with CFD share trading investors mulling the next move after the strong gains of recent weeks.
IMF Chief Lagarde’s weekend warning about the risks to the global economy of rising oil prices saw the market adopt a wait and see attitude yesterday, while a lack of new [...]
US CFD Trading Markets Push Higher Shrugging Off Weak Data
16 March 2012, 4:48 pm
European markets have lacked conviction in pushing higher today at the end of a fairly positive week on both sides of the Atlantic.
This afternoon’s slightly disappointing US data has taken some of the edge off the recent bullish sentiment as investors weigh up the risks from rising oil prices, against a slightly more positive [...]
CFD Trading: Chinese Growth Cuts Cause Mining Sector to Slide Back
6 March 2012, 10:14 am
A combination of a downward adjustment in Chinese GDP estimates and disappointing European services PMI data saw CFD trading markets slide back yesterday.
Concerns about Q1 economic growth has started to weigh on sentiment, after the rally of recent weeks has started to show signs of fatigue.
China’s announcement that it would be cutting its growth [...]
Gold CFDs Rally after BoE MPC Minutes
22 February 2012, 4:33 pm
Disapointing PMI data suggests European economy struggling to grow in 1st Qtr
Drinks can maker, Rexam, at three year highs (increased profits of 15%)
Telecoms is worst performing sector
Yesterday, European markets once again slid back as this week’s earlier optimism has been tempered by disappointing PMI data out of the Eurozone core.
These PMI figures seemed to [...]
CFD Trading: Financials Push Lower on the Back of Ratings Agency Warnings
16 February 2012, 5:21 pm
CFD trading markets have traded with a much softer tone today as concerns about deteriorating relations between Greek and EU politicians fuel a suspicion that a Greece default is imminent.
Despite closing well off their intraday lows, concerns still remain that the continuing delays in wrapping up this running sore with talk of looking at [...]
CFD Share Trading: Miners Boosted as Copper Prices Push Five Month Highs
8 February 2012, 5:05 pm
European equity markets have traded in a holding pattern with all eyes fixed on Athens with a slightly negative bias into the close as the uncertainty surrounding a possible Greek deal keeps investors on the side-lines.
With meetings between Greek political leaders, currently taking place as we head into the close, the potential for a [...]
Gold CFD Trading Market Rebounds on US Jobs Comment
7 February 2012, 5:17 pm
Equity markets continue to trade cautiously mixed, despite speculation that a Greek loan deal is close.
This is likely to be a case of ‘once bitten, thrice shy’ with respect to talk of imminent deals out of Greece, hence the markets reticence to get ahead of itself given that we have been disappointed so many [...]
US CFD Trading Markets Open Higher on Good Unemployment Data
2 February 2012, 5:15 pm
European Markets
European markets were mixed as sentiment see-sawed on poor earnings and a surging mining sector.
The basic resource sector led from the front as Xstrata Plc. confirmed media speculation regarding a merger approach from Glencore International Plc.
Unilever languished at the bottom following a profit warning and worse than expected profits in Q4.
Drug maker AstraZeneca [...]
Risk Appetite Boosts EUR/USD CFD Trading Market After Fed Interest Rate Comment
31 January 2012, 9:59 am
A combination of some encouraging data out of the Eurozone and a dovish Fed policy has been driving the markets in the previous week.
Listless and lacklustre action left the FTSE 100 to slog along in undecided territory, while the German DAX logged a fourth consecutive week of gains.
Gold prices jumped on Thursday after [...]