22-09-2020 13:00:00 • minute(s) read
Today’s mood – Breaking the cycle
There’s not much of a rebound in the FTSE 100 today, but we’ll take it after yesterday’s £50bn sell-off. With Morgan Stanley warning of an imminent 20% fall in US tech stocks, breaking the cycle is the important thing.
18-09-2020 12:00:00 • minute(s) read
Friday mood – Locking down
Nobody really wants to do it, but as Israel becomes the first country to implement a second national lockdown today, there’s nervousness that others will follow. With scientists said to be recommending a two-week UK shutdown next month, the FTSE 100 is taking cover.
17-09-2020 13:24:59 • minute(s) read
Thursday’s mood – Nothing done
A day after the US Federal Reserve spooked stock markets by doing nothing, worries that the Bank of England may follow suit and not announce any fresh stimulus packages are helping send the FTSE 100 lower.
16-09-2020 13:00:00 • minute(s) read
The mood – Grounded
Boris Johnson’s Operation Moonshot COVID-19 testing plan can be achieved, according to a Chinese company which has developed a new 30-minute test for the virus.
15-09-2020 13:25:28 • minute(s) read
Today’s mood – Testing time
Upbeat industrial output data from China has helped push up UK stocks. However, many trials lie ahead.
14-09-2020 12:30:00 • minute(s) read
Today’s mood – A fragile flicker
A frisson of excitement has replaced the jitters of the last fortnight, with early trading sending FTSE 100 to a three-week high before heading into negative territory.
09-09-2020 13:00:35 • minute(s) read
Today’s mood – In for the long haul
A rebound in COVID cases is casting further doubt on a recovery happening anytime soon. We seem to be in it for the long haul. Brent crude has dropped below $40 over demand fears, and it certainly doesn’t help that AstraZeneca’s vaccine trial has been put on hold. After yesterday’s US tech stock rout, European markets showed resilience.
08-09-2020 13:03:57 • minute(s) read
Today’s mood – Jittery
It’s jittery out there today. Brexit talks resume with no-deal looking ever more likely, US markets are catching up after yesterday’s holiday, and a second wave is gathering pace. Markets are flat, for now.
07-09-2020 13:10:52 • minute(s) read
Monday mood – Labor day bounce
With Wall Street closed for Labor Day, American investors have some time to digest the tech stock tumble that began last Thursday – is this just a blip or the start of a bigger correction?
04-09-2020 13:36:57 • minute(s) read
Friday’s mood – Looking back
Despite talking about a tech-dominated world yesterday, the sector has seen a hefty sell off today though European markets have shrugged it off, largely thanks to the banks. Maybe it’s time to consider the more traditional things in life rather than the high tech.
03-09-2020 12:58:36 • minute(s) read
Thursday’s mood – Update and restart
The technology-dominated world we now live in is at the front of our minds today. Apple’s value is greater than the entire FTSE 100, and economies and businesses are wondering how to ‘update and restart’ their metaphorical PCs to fit the new normal.
01-09-2020 13:37:29 • minute(s) read
Tuesday’s mood – Returning to normality
With schools across the country reopening, there is a sense of normality returning today.
28-08-2020 12:14:28 • minute(s) read
Today’s mood – resigned to change
Shinzo Abe, the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history is stepping down, sending the yen higher and the nation’s stock market down.
27-08-2020 12:27:45 • minute(s) read
Thursday’s mood – In a hole
COVID-19 means central bankers attending today’s annual economics jamboree aren’t in Jackson Hole for the first time since 1981, but much of the global economy remains in a ditch.
26-08-2020 12:15:36 • minute(s) read
Wednesday’s mood – Unmoved
There’s another new vaccine trial, but the market is getting wary and America’s drugs chief is backtracking on Trump’s claims about a plasma treatment. So, with little new economic data to distract it, the FTSE 100 is unmoved today.
25-08-2020 12:24:21 • minute(s) read
Tuesday’s mood – Adapting to new realities
Good news on another vaccine has sent markets slightly higher today. However, there’s also a changing of the guard as we adapt to our new realities.
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