Angus Campbell
Angus Campbell
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Clients remain largely bearish of U.S. indices on the whole but a good start to the week by Asian and European stocks means the U.S. futures point to a positive start.
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There have long been rumors surrounding Lloyds as a potential bid target. Wells Fargo has a large part of its business in the retail banking arena so to take over someone like Lloyds would make a lot of sense.
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And a large decline in Asia means that the U.S. futures are heavily in the red too.
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Inflationary fears hit the market yesterday as it failed to push beyond and sustain levels above the 10,600 level. Even the Atlanta Fed bank President admitted that the policy makers have a
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Everyone hopes the fourth-quarter earnings will give a much needed boost to a poor equity market, but if you remember last quarter, we had the best earnings season for a while, and it wasn't enough to push the Dow to new highs,
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The mining sector has been weighing on the index though it's about time they had a bit of profit taking.
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With gasoline prices declining here and across the pond during the month of October, any downside to this (PPI) figure will be hugely welcome for the market and equities could push higher.
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Earnings are very much the focus of trading as we continue this week, the busiest of the season. Investors want to see that US corporations are still providing returns for shareholders in the face of rising commodity prices.
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Even though there have been a few fund managers cutting their exposure to U.S. equities, the earnings season has proved almost as good as Q3 last year and subdued oil prices could help lift confidence levels. Just over 65 percent of companies in the S&P 500 that have reported have met or exceeded forecasts.
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Even though the market has fully priced in today's expected 25 basis point rise, investors will be listening out for any hints about the future path of their tightening policy,
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Even though oil futures are flat this morning and have remained around (the) $63 to $64 a barrel level, concerns remain over the prospect of the combination of higher inflation and borrowing costs.
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With higher gasoline prices putting a dent in consumer spending and underlying inflation looking to be contained, further interest rate hikes seem unnecessary.
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It would seem that the up and coming earnings season may not be the centre of attention as concerns over the price of oil hitting record levels is dominating trading sessions at the moment.
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It would seem that bulls are finally starting to come to terms with the grim reality that equities are not so attractive after all at the moment.