Market Insights

Market insights

Dive into the latest market news and views from the Freetrade team.

March 17, 2020

The work from home boom

Slack, Zoom and why ‘WFH winners’ can still be volatile, risky bets

March 12, 2020

Why is the oil price tanking?

Oil price war: Saudi vs Russia, tumbling energy stocks and cheaper fuel

March 10, 2020

A pox on investors

Past pandemics show how disease shocks hit economies and what patterns often repeat.

March 3, 2020

Why is gold trading at record highs?

Gold’s surged as a crisis hedge, but past spikes show sharp falls can follow

February 28, 2020

How is the coronavirus affecting the stock market?

COVID fears hit travel, oil and supply chains, driving global stocks sharply lower.

February 25, 2020

M&C Saatchi is not working

M&C Saatchi’s accounting scandal and the collapse of a famous ad agency stock

February 18, 2020

From Domino’s, with love

How Domino’s grew from one shop to a market star with standout long-term returns.

February 11, 2020

The story of AMD

AMD: veteran chipmaker powering gaming and PCs with a volatile share history

February 5, 2020

What is short selling? And how Tesla is hurting short sellers

Short selling 101 and how it may be fuelling Tesla’s wild share price

February 4, 2020

The growing green investment movement

Green investing is rising fast, but returns and transition risks remain mixed

December 4, 2019

SWOT Analysis: ITM Power, the publicly-traded hydrogen power startup

A SWOT breakdown of ITM Power and the risks and opportunities in hydrogen fuel investing.

November 29, 2019

Making bucks from booze

Investing in UK pub and drinks stocks to match where your money goes out

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