Hello traders!

In the US tonight, the DJIA was up 3.5 points at 11,350.01, while the S&P500 was
1.62 points higher at 1,280 with the Nasdaq Composite off 22.65 points at
2,292.98.

See you in the morning with the latest......

G.

Good morning traders!

In Japan this morning, the Nikkei was recently down 8.85 points at 13,472.53.

New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for August delivery, was up
48 cents at $140.48 a barrel from its close of $140 Monday on the New York
Mercantile Exchange.

Happy July!

G.

good morning all

Morning Bullshare! :-)

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TFN UK calendar and forecasts for today

Morning all. Market reports:

Telegraph
The Times
The Times (Need to know)
FT
The Guardian
The Independent
This is Money

Eurozone inflation surged to an all-time high of 4pc in June despite worrying signs of a slump in manufacturing, confronting the European Central Bank with the toughest challenge since its creation a decade ago.
Stagflation grips Eurozone as interest rates look set to rise

Clive Cowdery has drawn up a hit list ranging from building societies to mortgage specialists that he plans to target, having walked away from Bradford & Bingley. Among those of interest are Bristol & West, owned by Bank of Ireland, and the UK arm of US financial services giant GMAC.
Clive Cowdery draws up hit list

Mortgages approved for house purchases plummeted 28% in May to their lowest level since records were first kept in 1993, the Bank of England said yesterday.
Mortgages: Home loan approvals plunge 64% as price fall gathers pace

"We've run really drastic downside scenarios for the next few years and the company should now have plenty of headroom to cope with them," said a source close to the process. He added that the banks have been very supportive of Barratt partly because they are so exposed to the UK housing market and fear doing anything further to destabilise it. "The truth is the banks have so much skin in the UK housing game they couldn't afford to let things get any more choppy," said the source.
Barratt set for lifeline refinancing

Depositors are to be guaranteed the first 50,000 of their savings if their bank fails, under a scheme to be announced by the Treasury today.
Treasury to boost savings guarantee to 50,000

The credit insurance giant Euler Hermes has upgraded by more than 10 per cent its forecast for the number of UK companies that will hit the buffers this year.
Major credit insurer predicts 20 per cent rise in firms going bust

CMC Markets, the financial trading business majority owned by the City of Londons richest man, has emerged as one of the main beneficiaries from the recent volatility in global markets.
CMC benefits from market volatility

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The Tuesday Press Roundup

London shares outlook - touch lower after lacklustre Wall Street, Asian trade

BROKERWATCH Centrica started as 'overweight' by HSBC, target 350 pence

Thomson Financial UK at a glance share guide

09:00 EU Eurozone Unemployment Rate May (consensus 7.1%)
09:30 UK PMI Manufacturing June (consensus 49.8)
15:00 US ISM Manufacturing June (consensus 48.6, prices paid 87)
15:00 US Construction Spending MoM May (consensus -0.5%)
22:00 US ABC Consumer Confidence

NOTE TO SUBSCRIBERS Thomson Financial Europe AM at a glance

BROKERWATCH UK betting sector started at 'neutral', Ladbrokes as 'buy' at UBS
BROKERWATCH Marks & Spencer upped to 'overweight' vs 'neutral' at HSBC, tgt 400p

Tokyo shares close lower on yen strength, regional market weakness

UK smallcap opening - Matra Petroleum soars on positive Sokolovskoe update

UK smallcap opening - Metrodome gains on H1 profit hopesUK smallcap opening - Hill Station up on new loan stock issue

UK smallcap opening - Kiotech International down on tough trading warning