Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Global markets suffered a broad-based downturn in October. For the first time since April, a majority of the major asset classes posted monthly losses based on a set of ETF proxies. The upside...

As investors navigate the turbulent waters of 2024's financial markets, two sectors stand out for their explosive growth and heightened speculation: cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence....

The week ahead is expected to be the biggest of the year for the stock market. U.S. voters head to the polls on Tuesday to pick their next president with the race between Republican Donald Trump and...

Recent market rallies have sparked debate about their underlying drivers, with some commentators attributing the momentum to potential election outcomes. However, a deeper analysis of market...

What a long, strange trip it’s been for some analysts since the summer of recession forecasts turned into yesterday’s robust 2.8% rise in third quarter GDP. A key driver of Q3’s advance: higher...

Eurozone inflation surprised marginally to the upside in October, with headline price growth rebounding to 2.0% YoY. This, together with better-than-expected GDP readings across the bloc published...

Economic growth accelerated in the eurozone from 0.2% to 0.4%, in part driven by one-offs. Underlying growth remains sluggish, but there are no signs of the deterioration that the European Central...

Ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cut in September by 50 basis points, to a new 4.75% – 5% range, the stock market experienced volatility. This was to be expected, as it is embedded into...

The backup in Treasury yields may be a warning sign that the odds are slipping that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again at the next policy meeting on Nov. 7. The policy-sensitive 2-year...

Kamala Harris boosted by The Magnificent 7, global gold reserves surpass the euro as central banks' second most held asset, and de-euroisation vs. de-dollarisation. The United States’ tech giants...

Republican Everett Dirksen was the Senate Minority Leader during the 1960s. Cautioning that federal spending had a way of getting out of control, Dirksen reportedly observed, "A billion here, a...

With only one week remaining before the U.S. presidential election, there’s a growing sense of uncertainty in the air. Investors are wondering how to position their money, bracing for the possibility...

UK Finance Minister Rachel Reeves is set to deliver her first annual budget on Wednesday. Investors will be closely watching how the Chancellor plans to balance fiscal responsibility with tax reform,...

Everyone expects more Fed rate cuts in the coming months, but the outcome of the US presidential election could influence their speed and depth. Of course, this is not the only conundrum policymakers...