Sterling rallied into the PMI release but eased back a touch despite the survey figures being a little better than expected. GBPUSD broke the Wed peak at 1.31524 but came back down to under 12.3140 following – we are talking very, very minor moves here let’s be clear. Bulls are struggling to hold 1.3150 but […]

The question every Ocado shareholder has is whether the M&S tie-up will deliver. The answer so far, just a couple of weeks into the partnership, seems to be positive. Forward demand is strong, and management say adding M&S products has increased the average basket by around 5 items.

Equity markets buoyant after Tuesday’s rally ahead of the key Federal Reserve meeting. You can just about smell the all-time highs. The S&P 500 rallied 28 points to 2,917.75, just a shade under 1% below its April record high. The Dow added 350+ points to 26,465.54.  And yet the latest BAML data shows fund managers […]

An energy earnings blitz strengthens oil prices while the EU prepares for more summer travel. Natural gas is buoyed by higher LNG demand. Oil trading Oil started the week on the front foot, with WTI trading above $64 and Brent back over $67, rising to $65 and $68 respectively.

Oil advanced to its highest since Nov 2014 as OPEC+ abandoned its July meeting, after the United Arab Emirates stood its ground over production increases. The failure to agree to increasing production in August and beyond leaves the market even more in deficit than before, so front month WTI spiked to a near 7-year peak […]