Share Prices & Market Data

As the fervour of local elections passed, investors turn their attention back to macroeconomic data. On Tuesday, one of the more important updates to hit the screen concerns property. Specifically, Halifax, the mortgage lender, assessed that the national average house price rose by 1.1 percent on an annual basis. This brings the average house price… To

The yen has historically been one of the most actively traded currencies in the world. It’s played the role of a foil for the US dollar, a safe haven in times of stress, and often as not it’s been the funding currency for carry trades, thanks to its low and sometimes negative interest rates. Times

These are interesting times for Japan, which is entering a period of transition. As the central bank abandons negative interest rates and yield curve control and begins to normalise its monetary policy. This being Japan, however, nothing will happen quickly. Nonetheless, change is underway. What that change will mean for Japanese equities is not im…

When will Silver catch up with Gold? While gold is scaling new highs, its much poorer cousin – Silver – is struggling to break out. This leaves many precious metal analysts scratching their heads – what’s wrong with silver? Take a quick look at Silver’s daily chart. The metal, with a periodic symbol of Ag,

If you haven’t seen a good uptrend recently, let me show you one: Cocoa. Cocoa’s price has surged from under $3,000 to $8,000 because of supply fears. Cocoa’s price surge Cocoa is a valued ingredient used to make chocolate products. The powder is obtained from cacao trees (via beans). Due to its lovely nutritional content,