Even though US jobs disappointed this afternoon, Marcus Bullus, trading director at MB Capital, still thinks a September rate hike is still on the table. “After this mildly disappointing August…

LONDON, Aug 10 Britain’s top equity index rose on Wednesday in its fifth straight day of gains as stronger financial stocks offset weaker energy shares which tracked a pullback in…

The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index had spent much of the day in negative territory, then swung back up to stand 0.6 percent higher following the U.S figures. The data showed…

LONDON, May 13 European shares rebounded from losses earlier in Friday’s session as strong U.S. retail sales data buoyed markets, although satellite company Eutelsat plunged nearly 30 percent after slashing…

While that raised concerns about the state of the world’s biggest economy, it also cast doubts on whether the U.S. Federal Reserve would raise interest rates by the end of…

Mining stocks also surged, with Anglo American rising 11.8 percent on the back of higher diamond sales at its De Beers division, and firmer copper prices also lent support. [MET/L]…

Marcus Bullus, trading director at MB Capital, said the August jobs data will do little to assuage investors reeling from the recent market volatility. “The August figure is an unconvincing…

LONDON, May 8 European equity indexes rebounded on Friday, led by UK shares after election results showed Prime Minister David Cameron’s pro-business Conservatives had won a further five years in…

MB Capital trading director Marcus Bullus was “cautiously optimistic” on the FTSE, preferring to be “long” by betting on gains rather than going “short” and betting on a fall. However,…

The FTSE 100 hit a peak of 6,867 points in late January, which was close to its highest level since early 2000, but then slipped due to concerns over a…