Trading Update
07-Oct-13, 8:45am: European markets are trading lower this morning on disappointment that the US deadlock continues and signs that Boehner is pulling back from a more compromising attitude.



Update by Ishaq Siddiqi, Market Analyst,
07-Oct-13, 9:17am: As we draw nearer to the US debt ceiling deadline without a resolution, USD/JPY, GBP/USD and EUR/USD are tumbling, with gold and equities also under pressure.



Update by Craig Inglis, Head of Product Development,
07-Oct-13, 9:20am: This Equities in Focus video takes a look at the latest fundamental and technical analysis for Greggs and WH Smith who report this week.



Update by Craig Inglis, Head of Product Development,
07-Oct-13, 9:20am: There is a new technical and fundamental analysis video which discusses the outlook for WH Smith and Greggs ahead of their results this week.

WH Smith and Greggs Trading Video

Update by Gordon Childs, Editor,
07-Oct-13, 11:45am: We have a new trading video on our blog and Michael Hewson has plenty to say about the US situation despite the fact that the Non-Farm Payrolls report has been delayed:

Fear Over US Political Deadlock Weighs on Stock Markets

Update by Gordon Childs, Editor,
07-Oct-13, 12:46pm:

Twitter Updates



We have some new updates on our Twitter IPO page including a look at the chart and prices as well as more details on the paperwork that the tech company filed with the US regulator:

Update by Gordon Childs, Editor,
07-Oct-13, 3:10pm:

Royal Mail IPO Update



We have some new updates on our Royal Mail page, the IPO grey market has crossed the £4bn mark.

Update by Gordon Childs, Editor,