20th May 2020
US equity markets fell heavily in the last hour of trading yesterday (8-9pm UK time, 19 May 2020), after Stat, a medical news site, published an article that questioned Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine trial results.
19th May 2020
A week may be a long time in politics, but it is an eternity for equity markets.
15th May 2020
The pessimistic “sell everything” mood seen over the last couple of days is thankfully showing signs of easing, as the FTSE-100 is edging higher this morning – and as we write is currently up nearly 90 points, or 1.5%.
14th May 2020
The FTSE-100 has opened lower again this morning after US equities fell following cautious comments from the Fed Chair, Jay Powell.
13th May 2020
The FTSE-100 has opened around 1% lower this morning after US equity markets fell in the last hour of trading yesterday (12 May 2020).
12th May 2020
Global equity markets ended yesterday (11 May 2020) virtually flat, with the FTSE-100 up just 3.75 points or 0.063%, while the S&P 500 was up 0.52 points or just 0.018%.