The FTSE 100 index is currently indicating a flat open, as traders are wait for the release of the UK Purchasing Managers service index, due out shortly. With the US off for a long weekend for the 4th of July celebrations, this might be a very quiet trading session across all the markets, but in [...]

The FTSE 100 is currently indicating a weak open, as traders are worried that yesterdays bad US ADP numbers will be matched by worse then expected US employment date today. Analysts pay close attention to the job numbers to figure out the health of the economy, and traders are betting that the numbers will disappoint, [...]

Pound vs Yen - Daily Candle Chart For Currency Rates 1st June 2009

The FTSE 100 is currently indicating a flat open, as traders are waiting for the release of the UK Purchasing index for Manufacturing. Analysts are expecting an improvement over last months reading of 45.4, which could signal that there is optimism for a [...]

The FTSE 100 index is currently indicating a flat open, as traders wait to see the final reading of the UK GDP numbers before deciding where to take the market. Analysts are expecting a figure of -2.1% , which would suggest thatde the recession is getting longer and deeper, and the FTSE 100 opening number, [...]

We’re looking at a very strong opening from the FTSE, CAC and DAX this morning, as a rollover from yesterday evening’s sustained rally on US markets creates a pull through effect into Europe. Last night’s buying surge appears to have been a delayed reaction to Ben Bernanke’s testimony, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq [...]

The FTSE 100 index is currently indicating a higher open for fixed odds trading this morning, as traders are looking to move back into the equity market after the recent sell off. With the Nikkei 225 closing in the positive territory, investors are looking for value buys after comments by the World Bank spooked investors [...]

The FTSE 100 is currently indicating a weak open, as investors are worried that the sell off that started yesterday is set to continue, as the markets begin to realise that the sentiment that has taken equity markets soaring, may have been overdone. Indeed many investors now believe that the markets have been trading on [...]

My fixed odds trading suggestion for today is in one of my favourite commodity markets, gold. While gold prices failed to penetrate the $980.00 level, we are probably not going to see them fall back into the 750 dollar per ounce level, as we saw during the summer months last year. In fact with uncertainty [...]

It seems as though the stock markets have lost their magic, as the FTSE 100 dipped back into the red for the year last week, one concerns over expensive oil, and worse than expected UK retail sales numbers, which in turn forced traders to reduce their equity positions. With their risk appetite waning, we are [...]

The FTSE 100  is currently indicating a flat open, as traders are waiting for the release of the UK retail sales numbers, with some analysts  worried that consumers have cut back their spending, which may have a negative effect on the economic recovery. The FTSE will likely open lower this morning, following in a sell [...]