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Wed, 6 May 2020
JD Sports blasts CMA merger decision, Ocado sales surge, ITV jumps on solid online revenue
You can imagine the steam blowing out of Peter Cowgill’s ears as he heard the CMA decision… JD Sports says it – obviously – fundamentally disagrees with the CMA’s decision to block its takeover of Footasylum on competition grounds; a decision that was not so obvious. The CMA thinks the deal would leave shoppers ‘worse off’ and see fewer discounts and less choice in stores and online.
Wed, 6 May 2020
European stocks mixed, oil rally runs out of gas
Germany’s top court laid down a challenge to the European Union: who is the final arbiter in European law? Apparently, they don’t think it is the ECJ. German judges think the ECB needs to show buying bonds under QE was proportionate – by what yardstick? They have 3 months to comply or the Bundesbank won’t be allowed to play.
Tue, 5 May 2020
Warren Buffett dumps airlines, Berkshire posts biggest quarterly loss
Is Warren Buffett losing his touch? Stock in Berkshire Hathaway, the legendary company founded by the Oracle of Omaha, is down 22% year-to-date, compared to a 12% loss for the S&P 500. It’s the company’s worst performance against the benchmark index in a decade. On top of that, earnings released over the weekend revealed a near-$50 billion loss in the first quarter; the company’s biggest ever.
Tue, 5 May 2020
German court ruling update
The euro and Euro-area sovereign bonds dropped but were not exactly going into freefall after the German constitutional court gave a mixed ruling on the ECB’s bond buying programme. Judges said the asset purchase programme partially violated the German constitution, but on a key point it did not say the ECB’s actions constituted monetary financing. And it said the ruling has no bearing on the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme for the Covid-19 response.
Tue, 5 May 2020
Disney earnings preview: analyst downgrade
Disney is a three-part business now – theme parks, films and streaming. Whilst streaming is going very well – thanks in no small part to lockdown – the other units are not performing so well.
Tue, 5 May 2020
Euro wobbles ahead of German court ruling, risk appetite improves
Attention this morning was on the German constitutional court and its ruling on the ECB’s long-standing bond buying programme. This could limit the amount of bonds the Bundesbank can buy, potentially creating a rift with the ECB and other member states. The real concern is whether it could affect the €750bn Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP), which has much looser rules than other QE programmes. It’s high stakes – if the court blocks the Bundesbank from participating in QE it would be curtains for the ECB and creates significant Eurozone breakup risks.
Mon, 4 May 2020
Where next for TSLA after Musk’s ‘price is too high’ tweet?
Telsa CEO Elon Musk wiped $14 billion off the value of his own company on May 1st after tweeting that he thought the stock price was “too high”. Has he landed himself in hot water with the SEC again, and what could this mean for traders and investors holding Tesla stock?
Mon, 4 May 2020
European markets tumble in catchup trade, Trump bashes China
On the plus side, the UK is sketching out how it plans to end the lockdown. On the minus side, it’s going to take a long time to get back to normal. This, in a nutshell, is the problem facing the global economy and it is one reason why equity markets are not finding a straight line back to where they were pre-crisis.
Sun, 3 May 2020
Week Ahead: RBA and BoE, Disney Earnings, US NFP
Expect policy decisions from the RBA and BoE, a host more earnings reports, the US nonmanufacturing PMI, and of course the highly anticipated/dreaded April nonfarm payrolls report. Read on to see how these key events could affect the markets in the week ahead.
