The Week Ahead
Read about upcoming market-moving events and plan your trading week
Week commencing 18 March
Chris Beauchamp's insight
This week is a vital one for markets, with several major central bank decisions on the calendar. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) could finally bring the era of negative interest rates to an end on Tuesday, though the decision is finely-poised. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve (Fed), while like
Retail traders’ majority sell sentiment drops out of heavy short territory, while CoT speculators shift to the middle from a previous slight buy bias.
Source: Bloomberg
Recent data has laid the grounds for some speculations for an end to its NIRP as soon as the upcoming meeting, with the odds of a March rate move now seen as almost a coin flip.
Source: Bloomberg
Forex Indices Japanese yen Interest rate Japan Inflation
These five FTSE 100 dividend shares could be some of the best to watch next month. They are currently the highest yielding on the index.
Source: Bloomberg
Indices Shares FTSE 100 Dividend Stock Dividend yield
Greggs, ITV, Ocado, Greencoat UK Wind and Direct Line could be the best FSTE 250 shares to watch next month. These shares have been selected for recent market news.
Source: Bloomberg
Indices Shares Dividend FTSE 100 United Kingdom Ocado
Q4 earnings season is nearly done, and we look at the main trends arising from the reporting period for US stocks.
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Indices Average S&P 500 Price–earnings ratio Valuation Economic growth
It’s an ongoing bullish technical overview despite recent struggles, with retail traders opting to retain a majority sell bias while CoT speculators reduce their majority buy sentiment.
Source: Bloomberg
Indices Federal Reserve Futures contract Inflation Price Nasdaq
Bitcoin's explosive 2024 rally sees a nearly 50% increase and with anticipation of the halving event, the king of crypto leads a potential alt-coin rally.
Source: Bloomberg
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European equities, particularly the German DAX, soar to new heights fueled by Nvidia's robust earnings, while investors await Euro area inflation data for further market cues.
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Forex Indices Inflation Euro DAX European Central Bank
Consumer staples stocks are popular defensive portfolio investments, with a unique set of advantages and drawbacks. These five are the largest on the FTSE 100.
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Indices Shares Reckitt Diageo Haleon Consumer
The Week Ahead
Read about upcoming market-moving events and plan your trading week
Week commencing 26 February
Chris Beauchamp's insight
The second estimate of US quarter four (Q4) gross domestic product (GDP) growth, the Federal Reserve's (Fed’s) preferred PCE inflation gauge and Germany’
Explore how gold outperformed other commodities in 2023 and what investors can expect in 2024 amidst economic uncertainties and geopolitical tensions.
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Forex Shares Commodities Inflation United States Gold as an investment
A short description of defensive stocks, and five of the best defensive stocks to watch in 2024. These are the five largest defensive FTSE 100 companies.
Source: Bloomberg
Shares GSK plc Market trend Diageo AstraZeneca Unilever
Microsoft, Apple, Nvidia, Alphabet and Amazon could be the best AI stocks to watch next month. These stocks are the largest AI stocks in the US based on market capitalisation.
Source: Bloomberg
Shares Artificial intelligence Microsoft Amazon Nvidia Apple Inc.
The Week Ahead
Read about upcoming market-moving events and plan your trading week
Week commencing 19 February
Chris Beauchamp's insight
The Federal Reserve (Fed) minutes, flash purchasing managers index (PMI) data and the German Ifo index are the main economic events to watch for this week. Earnings season is beginning to wind down, but Nvidia, the last of the Magnificent 7 to report, releases earnings this
Explaining the significance of semiconductor companies, and a rundown of some of the best semiconductor stocks to watch. These are the five largest semiconductor stocks in the world by market capitalisation.
Source: Bloomberg
Shares Semiconductor Nvidia TSMC Integra
The Week Ahead
Read about upcoming market-moving events and plan your trading week
Week commencing 12 February
Chris Beauchamp's insight
US and UK inflation are the main economic data points to watch this week, along with the monthly German ZEW index. Growth is also in focus with the first look a
easyJet, Royal Mail, PZ Cussons, Wizz Air and Crest Nicholson could be the five best FTSE 250 stocks to watch next month. These shares have been selected for recent market news.
Source: Bloomberg
Indices Shares Royal Mail EasyJet Inflation FTSE 100
We look at market breadth and its uses for traders and investors when looking at stock market indices.
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Indices Stock market index Market trend S&P 500 Stock market Trader
Technical overview remains bullish, and retail traders’ short bias rises into heavy sell territory.
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Indices Federal Reserve Market trend Nasdaq S&P 500 Technical analysis
Written by: Monte Safieddine | Market