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Within the blog page you can see all of the articles that I have written. These span my commentary on whole indices, individual company assessments, certain currency markets or commodities as well as research and speculation around inflation and interest rates in the UK, US, and Europe.


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


Oil Prices: Where is it heading?
Oil prices balanced between geopolitical risks and demand concerns. Analysis of OPEC discipline, shale consolidation factors.
Jun 302 min read


Kier Group: Solid Foundation, Limited Growth Runway
Kier Group fundamental analysis UK construction stocks
Government contractor investment opportunities 2025
Infrastructure Services margin analysis construction sector
UK construction company dividend yield comparison
Order book growth construction industry valuation
Jun 262 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


Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust – SERE
SERE provided a NAV update today: Schroder Eur Real Est Inv Trust PLC Publish Date 18 March 2025 Time Period As at and for the...
Mar 182 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


Market Reaction - Big Yellow
Publish Date: 18 November 2024 - Time Period: Six months ended 30 September 2024 - Revenue for the six months ended 30 September 2024...
Nov 19, 20242 min read


Market Reaction - Melrose
Melrose presented the following trading update today: -Company: Melrose Industries PLC - Publish Date: 18 November 2024 - Time Period:...
Nov 19, 20242 min read


Market Reactions – Defence & Banks?
As we start a new week, two sectors proved to be in reasonably strong positive territory today: Defence Stocks Maybe unsurprisingly...
Nov 11, 20241 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


Market Reaction - Ferrexpo
Publish Date: 7 October 2024 Time Period: 3Q 2024 (Third Quarter to the end of September 2024) - Ferrexpo maintains commitment to...
Oct 7, 20242 min read


Market Reaction - Aston Martin
Aston Martin saw a dramatic drop in share price by as much as 28% this morning. This was on the back of an update stating the following:...
Sep 30, 20243 min read


UK Inflation & Interest Rates
Looking at Inflation & Interest Rates between 2021, we can see that inflation rose during 2021 onwards and peaked 2022. The Bank of...
Sep 19, 20241 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 Reaction - Crest Nicholson
- Bellway confirmed it made a takeover proposal for Crest Nicholson, though Crest Nicholson rejected the bid. - Under the terms of the...
Jun 14, 20242 min read


Market Reaction - Vistry
There was no direct news on Vistry today however there was the following update from the CMA: - The CMA has announced that it will...
Jun 14, 20241 min read
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