Bitcoin - Why you should own Bitcoin in a crisis
Clem Chambers, CEO & Founder of ADVFN speaks to Matt Brown regarding why he owns Bitcoin. Also discussed is why individuals and businesses must hold the currency in case of a crisis. Chambers highlights the recent hurricanes in the U.S. and how he was able to use the cryprocurrency for payments when other conventional banks were closed. Bitcoin will enable payments to be quicker and certainly w...
8m Nov 06, 2017
8m
Focus on Geopolitical events after a data heavy week
Market Mover Last week we had a lot of data, this week there are geopolitical events to look out for. We are seeing record highs in the US, and the FTSE grind higher. Oil is also rallying. Market Commentator, Matt Brown, updates viewers on Saudi Arabia. Apparently, Donald Trump has begged Saudi Arabia to list in New York, which is not good for the London Stock Exchange. FTSE one to watch S...
6m Nov 06, 2017
6m
U.S. Tax Plan the most anticipated event of the last year - Marc Ostwald
US Tax Plan the most anticipated event of the last year. Marc Ostwald Strategist at ADMISI discusses the U.S. markets. Specifically Tax reforms, the FOMC Chair and Non Farm payrolls. Ostwald notes that the Tax reforms instigated by Donald Trump have been the most anticipated development since Trump came to office. Ostwald notes that the drip feed in reform have probably help support the U.S. m...
6m Nov 03, 2017
6m
Bank of England is lurching from one mistake to another
Bank of England is lurching from one mistake to another Marc Ostwald, Strategist at ADMISI speaks to Matt Brown about how the fall out from this weeks rate hike and how out-of-step Mark Carney is with the markets. Removing the sentance "we believe that the rate trajectory is likely to be somewhat higher than the market expects" now leaves the pound open to greater market forces. This could mea...
5m Nov 03, 2017
5m
Non-farm Friday - key things to look out for
Market Movers Non-farm payrolls 12:30 today is key event to look our for today. Pound The Pound retreats after the rate hike yesterday.  The interest rate outlook -"one and done"  according to Market Commentator Matt Brown and Core London's CEO, Nick Batsford. A very dovish rate hike from BoE. Matt also points out that the Bank of England has now said to the market that it can dictate where...
7m Nov 03, 2017
7m
Bank of England - Carney hike or on yer bike?
Market Mover Bank of England rate decision is eagerly awaited today.Markets fully expect the Bank of England to raise rates today. Tim Harrison, Head of Wealth Management speaks to Matt Brown about the impending rate decision. With markets pricing in a 90% chance of a rate hike markets and certainly long Pound traders will be disappointed if Mr Carney does not deliver. FTSE one to watch Harr...
9m Nov 02, 2017
9m
Bank of England are in a timing mess.
Bank of England are in a timing mess. Shaun Richards Economist and Founder of notayesmaneconomics talks to matt Brown about the timing situation the BoE have got themselves into. Richards believes the Bank of England didn't need to cut rates last August and this has caused problems this year. Inflation over target now means that in theory the Bank of England now have to raise rates despite oth...
10m Nov 01, 2017
10m
Traders should be wary of trading in the face of data releases
It is a very busy week for traders and there is a lot of macro data being released. We have the Bank of England tomorrow and Non Farm Payrolls on Friday. It certainly looks like Sterling is being positioned in expectation of a rate rise. Sterling has behaved very well. It has maintained the bid tone generally. It seems to be that there is news coming from everywhere and that is very hard to be ...
7m Nov 01, 2017
7m
Forgot the rubbish that is Stocks, focus on the beauty that are bonds
The Global Financial Market: Bonds and EquitiesLooking at the bigger picture it has been an extraordinary year. It has been full of uncertainties. They have however mellowed off and become less of a concern. We have had an extremely strong stock market. More importantly a very strong bond market. New highs in equity markets. Bill Blain, Strategist for Mint Partners tells us that "everyone who i...
8m Nov 01, 2017
8m
FOMC, PMI's, ADP & ISM In Focus
Market Mover Focus today is on FOMC, PMI's, ADP & ISM. FOMC today, no rate move but all indicating towards December. Matt Brown says expect the rate hike. PMI numbers, we have had Chinese numbers out already. Also, we just had UK PMI data out - 56.3 was the number. This was different to the expected 58.8. Matt notes that this is a positive and will help BoE with their suspected rate hike tom...
6m Nov 01, 2017
6m
Apple Pay is the way forward for AAPL profits
Market Outlook Apple is only one of many in a swathe of fantastic results announcement. Alongside Amazon and Microsoft the large tech companies continue to perform. Even though the sales of the iPhone 8 disappoint, Apple continue to move upward. Jeremy Lyon, Consultant for Hobart Capital says that the increased use of Apple Pay and mobile phone payment systems is the way forward. There is curr...
3m Oct 31, 2017
3m
Interest Hike: BoE throwing a pebble in the pond
Interest Hike The interest hike of 25 basis points will happen. That is a given. However it is too early to say that it may be the first of many. It is a symbolic decision. The Bank of England is saying that unsecured lending has got out of control. Furthermore it is too high and uncontrolled. The Bank of England has taken its job very seriously. Acting as a barometer for the health of the eco...
5m Oct 31, 2017
5m
BP: A remarkable recovery that will help push the FTSE to new highs
 BP reported their numbers this morning; and not only did they beat numbers, they caused a share buy back, the FTSE 100 pushed back above 7500, Oil pushed above $60. It is a fantastic recovery story. This is in spite of BP having been a terribly disappointing stock this year. Even though they are only up 5% on year. However when you look at the past 2 years 2 months; they are up 50%. The BP Gro...
4m Oct 31, 2017
4m
WPP: Share Buy Backs and M&A holding back their profits
WPP the worlds largest advertising holding company are down. The share price has dropped 15% on the year. Like for Like sales are down 1.1% to $3.6bln globally. This has cause a cut in profit guidance for the year. Nick Batsford, CEO of Core London states that these large companies are almost trading like utilities and that they surely cannot continue to grow exponentially as they currently are...
2m Oct 31, 2017
2m
Blockchain will be bigger than the .com boom!
A company changed its name so that it had the word "Blockchain" in it last week, and it saw nearly a 400% rise in the price. The company is On-Line PLC, the mother company of ADVFN.  Blockchain, in Clem's opinion is going to be bigger than the .com boom. Clem is the Founder & CEO of ADVFN. Matt Brown, Market Commentator from Core London asks if this is the same story back when the internet bo...
10m Oct 30, 2017
10m
Markets flat ahead of a big week - Linear Investments
Markets are a little bit flat this morning, ahead of a big week in finance. Tim Harrison, Head of Wealth Management at Linear Investment says everyone is waiting for the big economic update this week. We have non-farm payrolls in the US on Friday. This will be a big indicator of the state on the economy there. Tim says, "the markets just keep grinding higher, any sell offs are being bought up...
6m Oct 30, 2017
6m
Is the pain in Spain market moving?
The Pain in Spain This week is good for traders with lots going on that can potentially move the markets, including Bank of England, Non-farm payrolls, Catalonia, along with lots of macro data. Matt and Nick turn their attention to "The Pain in Spain" as it is making a lot of headlines. Matt feels like "it is a storm in a key cup". Generally, political issues in Spain isn't great, but it will...
6m Oct 30, 2017
6m
ECB's Dovish Squawk, Q3 Beat from RBS - Core Finance
Market Commentator Matt Brown says the ECB taper was largely in line with the expectation, but what drove the EUR lower was the ECB's dovish stance on interest rates. The central bank ruled out rate hikes before QE program ends. Brown also talks about upbeat Q3 earnings by RBS. However, investors are not really impressed, what's stopping the stock price from rallying? Check out the full segmen...
8m Oct 27, 2017
8m
ECB Preview: It's All About the QE Taper - Core Finance
"It's all about the size of the Taper", says Market Commentator Matt Brown. He adds, "EUR/USD could revisit 1.20 handle if the ECB announces an aggressive taper". The consensus is that the ECB will do a balancing act by announcing a "lower for longer QE taper" today. Watch the full segment as Brown and Core London CEO Nick Batsford discuss other topics such as ECB scenarios and impact on the ...
4m Oct 26, 2017
4m
Merrill Lynch Fined, Trump Close to Selecting Fed Head
Bank of America Merrill Lynch was fined 34.5 million pounds on Monday as the bank didn’t report 68.5 million transactions in a 2-year period. The fine is a first of its kind under EU transparency rules.  "It's a pretty chunky fine", says Tim Harrison, Head of Wealth Management at Linear Investments. While talking about the selection of new a Fed head, Harrison says Yellen has done a good job. ...
8m Oct 24, 2017
8m
EU Playing Dead, Bitcoin Is Hot - ADVFN
EU & Brexit, ADVFN's Founder and CEO, Clem Chambers weighs-in on the lack of progress in the negotiations. Chambers feels it is the EU playing dead that is responsible for the current impasse in negotiations between the European Union and the UK. Watch the full segment to find out what Clem means by this. He adds that the European Union's attitude only validates the UK's decision to leave the...
9m Oct 23, 2017
9m
Abenomics Prevails, UK Businesses Call for Swift Brexit Deal
Japanese PM Abe retained the majority in the Sunday's general elections. Though the result was in line with expectations, still the Yen dropped. Market Commentator Matt Brown discusses the action in the FX markets in early Asia. "It's business as usual", says Brown as markets continue to grind higher. Coming to domestic issues, Brown believes a swift Brexit transitional deal would help major b...
6m Oct 23, 2017
6m
Japanese Election: Trade Tentatively
Market Movers The Japanese Election is the big event to watch out for this week. As the markets are pushing higher due to Wall Street, and as we are waiting for the Fed Chair announcement, all eyes turn to Asia over the weekend. Ronnie Chopra, Author at Wall Street Wires, believes the market is taking the Japanese Election in it's stride. Matt Brown, Market Commentator and Host of this segmen...
9m Oct 20, 2017
9m
UK retail sales tank, macro slowdown would hurt Unilever
The ONS data released today showed the UK retail sales dropped 0.8% m/m in September, which is way bigger than the estimated drop of 0.1%. The sharp drop pushed the annualised figure lower to 1.2%. Core retail sales (excluding fuel) dropped 0.7% m/m. Year-on-year, core sales growth slowed to 1.6%. Tim Harrison, Head of Wealth Management at Linear Investments, says the October number would tell...
11m Oct 19, 2017
11m
Disparity between the US & European markers should erase soon - Core Finance
Tim Harrison, Head of Wealth Management at Linear Investments says the disparity between the US indices and European indices should erase soon. Either FTSE 100 rallies to record highs or there could be a pull back in the US indices. Listen the full segment as Harrison discusses the broader market outlook, shares his view on Rio Tinto, Cloudcall and travel companies. #equities, #stocks, #marke...
9m Oct 18, 2017
9m
Quest for yield forced the insurance industry to take excessive risk - Hobart Capital
Jeremy Lyon, Consultant at Hobart Capital gives insights into the state of play in the insurance industry. Lyon says, low rates (quest for yield) forced the insurance industry to take excessive risk... it will be interesting to see how things unfold in the next six months or so. #insurance, #yield, #UK, #finance
4m Oct 17, 2017
4m
One & Done? BOE rate hike in November - Panmure Gordon
Panmure Gordon Senior Market Commentator David Buik talks explains how the BoE could be done with rates hikes following a 25 basis point move in November, which has been priced-in by the markets. Listen to the full segment as Buik shares his view on protectionism and whether UK should block foreign companies from taking over UK corporate. #BOE, #interestrate, #centralbanks, #UK, #finance, #mar...
12m Oct 17, 2017
12m
UK inflation soars, Talk of more hawkish Fed head boosts USD - Core Finance
Market Commentator Matt Brown talks about a rise in the UK inflation to a five year high and the mounting pressure on Carney & Co to act. He takes note of a strong bid tone in the USD on talk of more hawkish Fed officials (Taylor is widely believed to be more hawkish than Yellen). Listen to the full segment for more info on- Outlook for shares in Merlin and Shares in ASOS Broker upgrades Co...
8m Oct 17, 2017
8m
Bitcoin Could Rally A Lot Further For Fundamental Reasons - ADVFN
Bitcoin clocked an all time high above $5850 last week and its market capitalisation reached $100 billion over the weekend. Is the cryptocurrency a bubble? Or has the rally got legs? ADVFN Founder and Director Clem Chambers, says Bitcoin could rally a lot further for fundamental reasons. He also talks about Fed's reverse QE and its impact on the financial markets. #bitcoin, #cryptocurrency, #...
9m Oct 16, 2017
9m
Markets Flat, Iran & Spain Draw Attention - Core Finance
Market Commentator Matt Brown and Core London CEO Nick Batsford discuss the flat action in the markets and geopolitical developments across the globe - Trump decertifies Iran nuclear deal, Catalan crisis continues and increased risk of escalation of the crisis in the Korean Peninsula. Listen the full segment for more info on- Outlook for Convatec shares, FX markets - Sterling, Broker upgrade ...
5m Oct 16, 2017
5m
UK Property Market Outlook: Long dreaded crash unlikely - Barbican Square Limited
Budgie Wright, Senior Real Estate Consultant at Barbican Square Limited details the number of factors that could weigh over UK property prices, but maintains that the dreaded property market crash is unlikely. #UK, #propertymarkets, #business, #finance, #BarbicanSquareLimited, #investing
7m Oct 13, 2017
7m
GBP Vols to stay elevated, Fed Dec hike almost a done deal - Core Finance
Marc Ostwald, Strategist at ADMISI shares his view on GBP exchange rate and Brexit developments, BOE and Fed monetary policy, equity markets and commodities - Nickel, Iron ore and Coking coal. Key quotes GBP volatility likely to rise as we head into the year end The inverse relationship between FTSE 100 and Pound is likely to remain intactBoE more likely to reverse last year's rate cut in No...
10m Oct 13, 2017
10m
Fed review: Low Inflation is a concern - Core finance
Tim Harrison, Head of Wealth Management, says the inflation is in the US remains low and does not justify a protracted period of rate hikes. Harrison calls US economic recovery story as "smokes and mirrors". #Fed, #inflation, #US, #UK, #finance, #trading, #investing, #markets
7m Oct 12, 2017
7m
"Just keep buying the dips", says Bryan Noble
Bryan Noble from TraderNoble believes the markets are likely to remain bid as investors continue to ignore geopolitical risks. Noble shares his view on US stocks, Cable, Fed policy, FTSE 100 and European indices. #markets, #trading, #investing, #UK, #finance
8m Oct 11, 2017
8m
Geopolitics rarely matter for markets - Wilson King Investment Management
Does geopolitics matter to the markets? Richard Hunter, Head of Research at Wilson King Investment Management believes the geopolitics rarely matter and even if they do, it is only for a short period. He recommends reverting to bottom up approach of investing and shares his take on UK equities. "We are at sweet spot... we have synchronised global economic recovery, we still have easy monetary p...
6m Oct 11, 2017
6m
Trump Trade is Back - Vermeer Investment Management
Tim Gregory, Chief IM at Vermeer Investment Management, says the Trump Trade, which petered out in the first quarter, is back and is helping banks stocks rise. He adds, "2018 will be tough for markets even if Trump delivers tax reforms and infrastructure spend". #Trump, #trading, #investing, #markets, #US, #UK, #finance, #stocks, #equities
4m Oct 11, 2017
4m
BOE rate hike likely in November, Carney rightfully concerned about consumer debt - Panmure Gordon
Panmure Gordon Senior Market Commentator, David Buik says the Bank of England (BOE) is likely to reverse the last year's rate cut in November, but sees limited/no scope for further normalisation of the policy, given the data isn't particularly strong and the high consumer debt. #BOE, #interestrate, #Carney, #consumers, #debt, #UK, #finance
8m Oct 11, 2017
8m
Busy Times Ahead: President Energy Announces Well Program at Neuquen Basin
In the latest edition of Malcolm Graham-Wood's CEO interview segments, President Energy CEO, Peter Levine talks about the company's well programme at the very recently acquired Neuquen Basin assets at Puesto Flores and Estancia Vieja. Argentina (and South America) is the right place to be, says Levine while discussing the well programme. Listen to the full segment for more info on the company'...
20m Oct 11, 2017
20m
Treasury yield curve steepening is a risk to equity markets - Vermeer Investment Management
Tim Gregory, Chief IM at Vermeer Investment Management says lofty valuation in the US stocks could be sustained if the treasury yield curve does not steepen substantially. #treasuries, #yieldcurve, #markets, #valuations, #trading, #stocks, #equities, #investing, #macro, #fundamentals, #US, #UK, #finance
4m Oct 11, 2017
4m
BOE's has limited scope to normalise policy - Vermeer Investment Management
Tim Gregory, Chief Investment Manager at Vermeer Investment Management says the BOE will have a hard time raising rates in 2019 following the much anticipated rate rise of 2018. The MPC is keen to normalise the policy, but has limited scope to do so, says Gregory. Listen to the full segment as Gregory shares his view on talk of recession in the UK economy, GBP exchange rate and inflation dynam...
3m Oct 11, 2017
3m
Spexit, Brexit & EUR/GBP - Core London
Tim Harrison, Head of Wealth Management at Linear Investments says Spexit has been averted for now, but for EUR/GBP it is the question of which will one will break first - Spexit or Brexit. Listen to the full segment for more info on- State of play in Spanish politics and economy Fed minutes preview #Spexit, #Brexit, #EUR/GBP, #forex, #currencies, #politics, #economics, #Europe, #Eurozone, ...
8m Oct 11, 2017
8m
Geo political risks intensify, Is Sterling undervalued? - Core Finance
Ronnie Chopra, Author at Wall Street Wires and Core London CEO Nick Batsford discuss the rise in the geopolitical tensions in the Korean Peninsula and across the globe and discuss if the Pound is undervalued against the EUR, given the signs that Catalan crisis could escalate. #geopolitics, #markets, #trading, #investing, #Sterling, #Euro, #forex, #currencies, #equities, #stocks, #macro, #funda...
10m Oct 10, 2017
10m
"Go Risk-off", says ADVFN's Chambers
Chinese shares touched 21-month highs today. UK's FTSE 100 trades at a 2-month high. Despite all the optimism, ADVFN's Founder and Director Clem Chambers advises viewers to go risk-off, i.e. hold on to quality stocks and give away risky bets. He is not predicting a crash here, but is against going Gung Ho. Listen to the full segment to know more about Chambers' risk-off views. #Riskoff, #Risk...
7m Oct 09, 2017
7m
China is Another Growth Opportunity waiting to Happen - Core Finance
Tim Harrison, Head of Wealth Management at Linear Investments sounds bullish on the Chinese economy and says the Chinese stocks could on well if the US stocks wobble. Listen to the full segment as Harrison and Core London CEO Nick Batsford discuss- Last week's sell-off in Cable and the heightened political uncertainty in the UK Outlook for Tesco and Blur Prism Economic Calendar Preview Cor...
6m Oct 09, 2017
6m
Strong US Wage Growth Would Cement Dec Fed Rate Hike Bets - ADMISI
ADMISI Strategist Marc Ostwald says the Fed would want to continue with the rate hikes and a better-than-expected US wage growth figures today would cement Dec Fed rate hike bets. Listen to the full segment for a more detailed preview of the US non-farm payrolls. #US, #wages, #indicator, #Fed, #interestrate, #macro, #fundamentals, #investing, #UK, #finance
7m Oct 06, 2017
7m
Will Theresa May Survive as PM? - ADMISI
ADMISI Strategist Marc Ostwald says the real question is whether Theresa May is a problem in Brexit negotiations. Ostwald says she is not but the issue here is the change in leadership won't work until the conservatives party unites itself behind a Brexit negotiations stance. Listen to the full segment as Ostwald details the political risks for Sterling and the BOE monetary policy outlook. #p...
3m Oct 06, 2017
3m
Busy Day For Traders, Focus on US NFP & Wage Growth - Core Finance
Friday could be a volatile day in the markets as the economic calendar is dominated by first tier data releases like the US non-farm payrolls and wage growth figures. Speeches from Fed and BoE officials could move markets as well. Commentator Matt Brown and Core London CEO Nick Batsford take note of the major developments ahead of the NFP - USD is well bid, Pound is being whacked on fears PM M...
6m Oct 06, 2017
6m
Pre-indications of QE taper could come through ECB minutes - Core Finance
Market Commentator Matt Brown says, "the pre-indications of the October QE taper could come through today's ECB minutes". He adds, "markets are comatose on account of caution ahead of the ECB minutes and tomorrow's non-farm payrolls release." Listen to the full segment as Brown and Core London CEO Nick Batsford discuss the outlook for Merlin Entertainment and Lightwave RF. #QE, #ECB, #central...
6m Oct 05, 2017
6m
Interview with Rogue Trader Nick Leeson
Core London CEO Nick Batsford talks to Nick Leeson, popularly known as the original rogue trader. Leeson shares his experiences in a Singapore jail, talks about the accountability of his actions and gives advice to London City aspirants. #NickLeeson, #roguetrader, #trading, #markets, #investing, #UK, #finance
10m Oct 04, 2017
10m
The crash of 1987: Too many parallels to ignore? - Simon Watkins
Simon Watkins, Financial Author, Journalist and Trader, talks to Market Commentator Matt Brown about his latest book - The Complete Guide To Successful Financial Markets Trading. Watkins believes the seeds of another 1987-style crash have been sown and there are just too many parallels to ignore. #1987 crash, #BlackMonday, #markets, #equities, #stocks, #trading, #investing, #valuations, #UK, ...
19m Oct 04, 2017
19m