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.

Asian and European markets rallied early Monday after some more positive steps on trade, whilst the fallout from Hong Kong elections on Sunday will need to be closely monitored for their impact on the protests and risk sentiment.  On trade, it’s the usual Washington two-step – one step back, another step forwards. The picture on […]

Shares in Hong Kong plunged overnight on fears a tougher stance from Beijing’s towards the territory will spark fresh pro-democracy protests, potentially leading to the kind of wide scale unrest witnessed last year. The Hang Seng slid over 5%, notching its worst daily decline in 5 years, as China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) moved to impose controversial […]

One way traffic? US equities were squeezed to fresh records again yesterday  as the main indices nudged higher on good US data and of course, the usual trade deal hopes.