With Brexit becoming a reality in just under a month ago, it’s probably a smart move to look at how our finances will be affected. To be quite honest, I don’t have a clue, you don’t have a clue, none of us have a clue – but we can at least TRY to give you Read More …

The more you think about it, the scarier it is. The takeover has begun! Our reliance on technology is starting to get a little worrisome. You call a company at work and you are greeted by an automated message; you go to the local supermarket and you find yourself at a self-service station – you Read More …

FOMC Minutes Moves Dollar Higher: Could we actually see a hike at the June meeting? US Inflation Surprises: Will The Dollar Move Higher Before June’s Meeting…? The April US inflation reading of +0.4% compared to the 0.3% expected. Sterling Snaps Back: Sterling has caught a bid this week. Can The Dollar Rally Continue…? 

BP has upped its interest in a North Sea development, in defiance of the “challenging time” currently being experienced by the industry. The oil giant has purchased an additional 16 per cent interest in the Culzean development in the UK Central North Sea from Japan’s JX Nippon. BP is currently in the half way through Read More …

Bank Of England Dominates Headlines: Analysts and market participants will be listening closely as Carney discusses both the BoE Inflation Report, and the overall monetary policy statement. This will be the final BoE press conference/rate announcement before the referendum in early June. Dollar Consolidates While Markets Hold Their Highs: the greenback looks like it’s set to strengthen a Read More …

Apple Stock Get Smashed. The Fed’s Next Up To Bat. The big question, which market participants will be looking for hints on, is of course when they will hike again. A Close Look At USDJPY: The short USD/JPY (or long JPY) trade is definitely one of these openly public trades that every man and his dog knows about, Read More …

What To Expect From The ECB Today: Today’s ECB meeting just seems to have a different feeling about it. European Markets Lag As The U.S Jump Back On The Bull: What we see is a return to the bull market in the U.S and a lagging European stock market. Argentine Bonds. A good Investment…? Good news for those interested in Read More …

Mitsubishi Motors shares have dropped by fifteen per cent, erasing over £800 from its market value, after admitting that it has falsified fuel economy data for more than 600,000 vehicles sold in Japan, following the discovery of similar methods used by Volkwagen uncovered last year. The company has announced that flatter mileage rates were achieved Read More …

All Eyes On The Bank Of Canada: Analysts are expecting Poloz to hold tight on rates at this meeting. Many in fact are actually forecasting the rate cuts to be entirely over for Canada. OPEC’s Doha Meeting Leads The Week:  The discussion will centre around how long the production freeze will last as well as whether the Read More …

A UK startup which offers luxury home rentals similar to Airbnb has been acquired by a major hotel group for a multi-million pound sum. French hotel group AccorHotels have nabbed a bargain, paying ‘just’ £117m for Onefinestay, buying out all current institutional shareholders.