The U.K. Stockmarket
- Stock markets in the U.K. and Europe followed the U.S. lower this week.
- Not helped by weak PMI data (purchasing managers’ index) for the eurozone and Italy’s continuing row with the EU over their government’s budget proposals.
- Despite weak data and increasing risks in Europe the ECB signaled it will be stopping bond purchases in December, as planned.
- Our Breadth Indicator stayed negative this week and our Momentum indicator ticked lower again.
The U.S. Stock market
- The U.S. stock market was lower again this week with the S&P 500 index now officially suffering a correction having fallen more than 10% from its recent high.
- The VIX Volatility Index (often called the fear gauge) reached a multi-month high.
- Economic data is still generally strong although housing data has been noticeably weakening recently.
- Investors seemed more focused on worries over the global economy than they were on the release of company’s earning reports.
- Our Breadth indicator stayed negative and our Momentum indicator ticked lower again.
The Big Picture 26th October 2018
Market Sentiment 26th October 2018
U.S. Risk Barometer 26th October 2018
Europe Risk Barometer 26th October 2018
Emerging Markets Risk Barometer 26th October 2018
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