Angus Campbell
Angus Campbell
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March is often a turning point for indices, and we could have seen the top of the market for sometime to come.
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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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Apple's poor figures after the bell last night mean that the U.S. futures point to a negative start for U.S. equity indices this afternoon ... Apple is trading in Europe around 3.22 euros lower, indicating a decline of $4 when U.S. markets open later,
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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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The only thing that can stop further declines in the market today is a tame ISM figure and lower oil prices,
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When public policy goes one way and the premises of the culture go the other, you've got a formula for an unsustainable system of education,
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We'll be focusing very closely on earnings today. There is concern that companies are not pulling out the earnings expected, so the real test for shares will come from company releases this week.
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Bulls have been crying out for a good end to the earnings season, and this will only encourage them to push the market higher, especially if oil prices continue to remain low.
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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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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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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 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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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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On the earnings front, it would seem that companies have fared a little worse than the market had hoped. Annual growth has come in around 14.5 percent this season and analysts were hoping to see 16.6 percent.