What to watch US jobs report: On Friday the Labor Department in the US will release its May jobs report, which includes data on non-farm payrolls, the unemployment rate, and average hourly earnings. The report captures the period ending on the 12th of the month, so will not reflect the start of moves to reopen…
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FTSE 100 and 250 soar in lock step Both of the UK’s major indices jumped 2.6% on Wednesday, with the FTSE 250 now up 12% over the past month. London-listed stocks remain well behind their US counterparts but have been making solid progress in recent weeks. The gains reflect investor optimism about both the UK…
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What to watch Campbell Soup: Campbell’s Soup has been one beneficiary of the pandemic, as investors rushed to stock up on canned goods and other cupboard staples. The firm’s share price is up 5.2% year-to-date, and 36.5% over the past 12 months. Investors will be watching for growth in the company’s snacks business, and details…
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What to watch Although Q1 corporate earnings season is drawing to a close, there are still some interesting names reporting this week which have been direct beneficiaries of the lockdown. Video conferencing firm Zoom and business communications platform Slack have made major gains in 2020 so far, with Slack up 55.9% and Zoom up by…
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FTSE 100 finishes higher while UK car production vanishes London markets closed out the day before the announcement of President Trump’s conference on China, and so did not go through the late day sell-off experienced in the US. The FTSE 100 ended 1.2% higher, while the FTSE 250 gained 1.1%, with the performance of the…
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GOLD The gold price rebounded after the ECB issued a new stimulus proposal. We are seeing an interesting challenge between the risk on scenario, which is dominating the markets and it is overall negative for bullion, and the hyper expansive monetary policies from central banks, which are supportive for the bullion price. Technically, after a…
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What to watch Salesforce: Ahead of its Thursday earnings report, Salesforce announced a partnership with Workday yesterday to deliver tools aimed at helping companies reopen safely, which sent Salesforce stock up more than 2% in after-hours trading. Salesforce’s share price is up more than 8% in 2020 so far, as the software and services it…
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What to watch Autodesk: Software firm Autodesk’s clients include engineering, architecture, construction firms and more. Its share price has held up well in 2020, gaining 8.8% year-to-date while the broader market has tumbled, taking its 12-month share price gain to 23.8%. Investors will be watching for how the shutdown of construction projects during the pandemic…
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Pinduoduo: Pinduoduo is another Chinese e-commerce firm with a Nasdaq listing, that has enjoyed a huge share price rally in 2020 so far — jumping by more than 50%. The company reports its Q1 earnings results on Friday morning New York time, after being downgraded from a buy rating to neutral by a Bank of…
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Bank of England governor says negative rates under ‘active review’ London-listed stocks closed the day higher, with the FTSE 100 up 1.1%, as Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said that negative interest rates in the United Kingdom were under “active review.” The statement is a U-turn on his position a week ago, when he…
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