Trading Update
05-Feb-14, 8:57am:

Bargain Hunters Put the Breaks on the Stock Market Slide



Stock market bargain hunters have given a little bounce to the Dow, DAX and FTSE.

The rout of the Nikkei has slowed but not stopped.

In the FX markets, USDJPY is not far off a death cross.



Update by Craig Inglis, Head of Product Development,
05-Feb-14, 10:13am:

Is the Selling Pressure Easing?



Below we have a quick update on the markets and the day ahead.



Update by Ishaq Siddiqi, Market Analyst,
05-Feb-14, 11:22am:

Digital Currency Problem?



It appears that one of the main Bitcoin exchanges, MtGox might have $38m in unfulfilled withdrawls.

For details see our Bitcoin market analysis section.

Update by Jacob Wood, Editor,
06-Feb-14, 9:15am:

Will the ECB Cut Rates?



The euro is in focus this morning, with questions over whether the ECB will cut interest rates.

The recent strength of the yen is starting to weigh heavily on the Nikkei 225 index despite a slight rebound in other stock market indices.

In the commodities space, crude oil is struggling to break above $97.64 and gold is continuing to grind slowly higher but needs a break above $1,268.



Update by Craig Inglis, Head of Product Development,
06-Feb-14, 9:50am:

Walt Disney 1Q Update



Walt Disney has reported 1Q adjusted EPS up 32% YoY to $1.04 (vs $0.92 expected). Revenues were up 9% to $12.31bn vs $12.26bn expected.

Update by Jacob Wood, Editor,
06-Feb-14, 11:14am:

US Markets Await Key Jobs Data



Ahead of today’s central bank meetings and the upcoming US Jobs data, this trading video takes a quick look at what is happening in financial markets.



Update by Ishaq Siddiqi, Market Analyst,