High quality and defensive companies can help protect wealth during a market downturn.
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Centamin, Greggs, and easyJet shares are three FTSE 250 stocks to buy in August as inflation starts to bite.
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How to trade Moderna shares as the company is set to release its second quarter (Q2) 2022 results on 3 August 2022.
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The UK’s best shares to buy in August include Lloyds, Rolls-Royce, and Centrica, as all three are surrounded by strong defensive moats as the downturn hits.
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US equity markets shrugged off initial weakness from a US second-quarter Q2 GDP contraction, continuing to push higher on hopes of a less-restrictive Fed ahead.
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It was a stunning quarter from a company that two weeks ago was looking at what it was doing and whether it was going to have to shed 8,000 staff.
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With the move to electric vehicles (EVs) it mak
The EU scraps debt promises, for now
Debt to GDP league champ: Japan
China’s debt to GDP rate is probably too good to be true
The COVID-19 pandemic led governments to spend massively in emergency support, forcing them to run big deficits that have resulted in historically and rising high debt. The debt to GDP ratio by country, particularly seen in Europe, Japan and other large, global economies, has surged. This debt constitutes a significant risk as central banks start to rai
Treasurer Jim Chalmers warns of a red flag in Australia's economic and fiscal position; upgrades the end-of-year inflation prediction to 7.75%.
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Hebe Chen | Market Analyst, Melbourne | Publication date: Thursday 28 July 2022
The conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting overnight saw an expected 75 basis-point (bp) hike to a range of 2.25% to 2.5%, which was in line with market expectations.
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Lloyds Banking Group has generally pleased investors while EU pressures have been highlighted by Deutsche Bank as it warned about an incoming drop in investment banking profits. Credit Suisse has issues all of its own.
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Despite a drop off in digital advertising at Snap, Google’s ad revenue held up and the stock rose in extended trade. Microsoft's stock also closed higher all-session despite some volatility, after it delivered a positive outlook.
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De-risking in the US equity markets continues to take place overnight, as economic data and downbeat profit guidance from Walmart provided little catalysts for markets to cheer.
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AUD/USD trades to a fresh monthly high to largely track the advance across the commodity bloc currencies, but the exchange rate may mirror the price action from last month as it struggles to hold above the 50-Day SMA.
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A fundamental and technical outlook on the Barclays and Lloyds share price.
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As the pandemic fades, Royal Mail’s share price is being hit by the twin axes of falling revenue and 115,000 workers set to strike.
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Major US indices were mixed to kickstart the new trading week, as sector performance revealed investors’ positioning for the impending rate hike from the Fed this week.
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US dollar pullback pauses multi-month copper breakdown ahead of FOMC; copper production unlikely to increase as miners squeezed by low prices and copper prices susceptible to more losses if flag support breaks.
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The S&P 500 ekes out small gain; Nasdaq 100 falls for the second day in a row; Microsoft and Alphabet’s earnings to steal the spotlight on Tuesday and the FOMC monetary policy decision will take the center stage on Wednesday.
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Is the BP share price dip an excellent FTSE 100 buying opportunity, given that it staged a recovery rally this week and evolves in a long-term uptrend?
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Where to next for the easyJet share price as Ryanair posts its first post-pandemic profit?
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The end of last week saw major US indices snapping their three-day winning streak, as earnings underperformance and weak guidance from Snap cast a cloud of uncertainty over the outlook for social media and technology companies.
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Alphabet will report its Q2 earnings on 26 July after the market closes. The focus will be on Google’s advertising revenue which is suffering strong headwinds as the economy slows down.
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