Technical Analysis

We’re watching how the DAX holds up for today’s IFO report – given it saw ‘no signs of a recession’ in May and markets now fear a global recession.

Investors are on the look out to see whether supply chain pressures are easing and whether Nike will see any slowdown in demand amid an economic slowdown.

Recession fears have contributed to the global selloff that has hit stock markets in 2022, but how should investors respond and what stocks could provide some shelter from the storm?

The Japanese yen was broadly higher overnight on comments from a former FX and a report showing foreign investors fled the bond market last week.

With global growth downwardly revised and the Fed being more open of a recession, lower oil prices and its impact on inflation expectations is a key theme to watch.

US futures and Asian indices partially handed back some of yesterday’s gains and oil touched a 1-month low as yesterday’s optimism shows early signs of petering out.

The S&P 500 rallied as a retracement gets underway. But that doesn’t change the fact that the bigger picture remains bleak for the bull camp further out.

The freeze on BlackBerry’s patent sales and a lack of investment limiting growth at its cybersecurity division are both set to overshadow strong growth from its IoT unit.

High inflation, weak growth and unfavourable yield differentials have continued to weigh on the British pound. And talk of another referendum have not helped.

How will Tesco perform as rampant inflation not only makes consumers more cost-conscious but also squeezes profitability?

This could be the toughest quarter for markets to digest of the entire financial year after Boohoo warned sales will fall.

There’s a subtle yet big difference between ‘risk-off’ and ‘de-risking’, in that the latter means investors also offload their safe havens as they flock to the safety of cash.

Adobe is poised to deliver another quarter of record revenue this week, but growth has started to slow.

Ashtead is set to report strong double-digit growth as it bounces back from the pandemic, with tight supplies and rising demand pushing up the price of its equipment.

Oracle is set to report its slowest annual earnings growth in six years next week, but analysts remain bullish on the stock and expect it to revive growth in the new financial year.

Wizz Air shares are falling after the airline warned it will remain in the red in the first quarter despite demand returning back above pre-pandemic levels.

Natural Gas prices have recently turned aggressively higher as demand for oil alternatives has picked up.