The growing likelihood that the US election will turn into a disputed outcome, which could take weeks or months to determine who will be president of the United States for the next four years, could be dramatic for financial markets. Read more

An increase of almost 2,900 percent? It happened this year with the shares of Novacyt, a British-French biotech company. For a long time, there were doubts about the survival of the biotech company, but nowadays it has a positive reputation and the stock enjoys the full attention of investors. It is an example of the sometimes-sudden advance of biotech players. Read more

On August 28, two household names - Apple and Tesla - executed a stock split. What is a stock split and what does it mean for you as an investor? Read more

Our team of stock market specialists receives on a daily basis questions from investors about investing in gold. Is this perhaps the time to use - part of - your money to invest in the gold market? Is the gold price indeed going to rise further or are you - certainly in these virus times - just wise to keep the fever in this market at bay? Read more

The liquidity of options is important for almost every investor in options. In this article, I will discuss several factors that influence the liquidity of options and what the (possible) consequences are for you as an investor. Read more

Wirecard - the financial specialist in payment processing, card issuance, and risk management services - has negatively been in the news a lot lately. The reason? The stock was well above € 100 in the morning of June 18 but started the same day with an unprecedented 60% price drop when it was announced that the company had lost € 1.9 billion. Should that be a warning for investors in fintech in general? Read more

Although international stock markets have risen sharply recently, the corona crisis threatens to haunt the economy and financial markets for years to come. Markets will continue to be under pressure by the rollback of globalisation and a worrying zombification of our economy, where countries and companies with trillions of loans are kept on their feet. Read more

The demonstrations fueled by the death of the American George Floyd lead and in my circles - colleagues, family and friends - to the necessary conversations about inequality. I have also noticed that the complex subject is alive among investors. But as befits investors, they also try to think in terms of opportunities. Read more

Will you stay at home this summer? Or do you dare to take a trip abroad? One thing’s for sure, even if you do not cross the border you can still send your holiday money on a trip by investing in popular European shares. Private investors have found their favourite shares in several countries across the continent. Read more

During the last months a lot of people spent less money than they usually do. You can however invest the saved money in your favorite things, on the stock market. We made a list of the 10 possibilities related to your hobbies. Read more

With the rise of the internet - according to the Cybersecurity Ventures company, an estimated 6 billion people will be online by 2022 - not only will we share joys and sorrows online, but the whole world is within reach via our PC or smartphone. Whether it concerns the online purchase of clothing or stock exchange trading, the fact is that more and more companies offer their services and products online. Read more

Female investors make different choices on the stock exchange than men. They trade less frequently, are less active with derivatives, and consciously choose for certain shares. And often also achieve a better return. Read more

One of the most famous sayings goes as follows: 'Sell in May and go away, but remember to come back in September'. This widely used statement among investors states that equity returns are less good from May through August and suggests that it is wise to sell shares in the spring. And to buy again in early September, because better trading days will start. Read more

Equities stumbled badly last week and closed near the lows for the week in the US as most European bourses were closed Friday for a holiday. The negative sentiment continued overnight to start this week. Elsewhere, the US dollar has firmed and the offshore renminbi is near the cycle lows versus the US dollar as US-China relations are clearly deteriorating. Read more

The oil price is very turbulent. And even that is still an understatement. In the US May oil contract (which is traded on the CME) something very special happened on Monday 20 April. Negative prices have been traded. In this article, I explain why that happened and what the possibilities are for investing in oil. Read more

The sell-off in crude oil took on fearsome power yesterday as the most liquid front contracts in both WTI and Brent suffered enormous drops. Elsewhere, we continue to watch signs of the markets mounting concerns for Italian debt ahead of the crucial EU council meeting tomorrow, where a bad outcome could accelerate gathering bearish momentum in equities after the very weak session yesterday. Read more

Saxo Bank Outlook

The paradox here is that from Q2 China's growth is likely to accelerate as the rest of the world decelerates. Read more

Watch out

Due to the continued exceptional market conditions, several supervisors in Belgium, France, Italy, and Spain decided to enact a ban on short-selling for a large number of shares in their local markets. Read more

Saxo Bank Outlook

Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, has today published its Q2 2020 Quarterly Outlook for global markets, including trading ideas covering equities, FX, currencies, commodities, and bonds, as well as a range of central macro themes impacting client portfolios. Read more

commodities

Golds failure to rally over the past few weeks, as the Covid19 spread and economic uncertainty rose, has triggered a great deal of uncertainty about what role gold can play. In the short-term the market is being challenged by a continued demand to raise cash and rising real yields as inflation expectations take a tumble. We maintain a positive outlook and draw some parallels what happened during and after the great financial crisis in 2008 and 2009. Read more