Market Insight

Keep up to date with market news and insights and read our review of the week's significant activity in all major financial markets.

Last week in the markets - Andrew Webb

Chill-out about the stress tests

A good week for stocks was fuelled by strong corporate earnings results even though the strength of the economic recovery remains in doubt. Around a quarter of the largest US firms have reported their second quarter figures so far and the vast majority of them beat expectations. Wall Street gained more than 2% on Thursday as a string of companies pleased investors; and shares in London and across Europe gained momentum through the week to end in positive territory.

Weekly outlook - Tom Stevenson

India’s stock market – normal service resumed?

Each week Tom Stevenson shares his perspective on the market. Tom has been a financial journalist for nearly 20 years, writing for the Investors Chronicle, The Independent and more recently the Daily Telegraph.