Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

In this week's video, UK market analyst, David Madden, discusses the Bank of England and US Federal Reserve interest-rate meetings, uncertainty in the markets over the coronavirus, and all the major...

It is a pretty mad week for the markets, with Mark Carney’s final meeting as BoE chief, a statement from the Fed, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) earnings, and the UK’s exit...

Wow! I’m sure not many people expected a risk off move this week due to the outbreak of a virus! With 3 Central Bank meetings (BOC turned dovish) and a return to watching the economic data...

Steps by China to limit virus spread underscore risks Oil and yields trigger bearish technical signals The Shanghai Composite had its worst day on record Key EventsShares in Asia dropped this...

EQUITIESRisk aversion has taken hold across Asian markets with the sad and worrying news of more deaths due to the coronavirus in China. Official reports now indicate nearly 600 cases and Macau has...

With the coronavirus spreading and the number of casualties rising, Chinese authorities decided to block the traffic in and out of Wuhan a day before the Chinese New Year break. Stocks in Hong Kong...

U.S. futures and European stocks hitting all-time highsYields slightly higher, USD and CHF gainOil continues to slipKey EventsIn marked contrast to yesterday's trading, this morning U.S. futures,...

Mood in Asian markets was slightly better after Wall Street closed Tuesday’s session in negative. Healthcare stocks outperformed in New York on fears that the spreading coronavirus would...

Equity markets had an altogether softer tone yesterday, weighed down by concerns that the coronavirus currently sweeping through China might spread outside the Asia region. Reports that a case has...

Moody’s downgrades Hong Kong on fears protests may become worseFutures signal lower open to U.S. trading weekRisk-off mood surfaces after China virus fears roil Asia marketsKey EventsU.S. equity...

Trump Davos Speech EyedStocks are lower across Europe on Tuesday as the week gets properly underway with the return of the US after the bank holiday and start of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The...

The FTSE 100 plunged more than 1% after opening as China was hit with a SARS-like virus just days before the start of the Chinese New Year. Chinese and Hong Kong shares dropped 1.7% and 2.8%,...

Asian shares in disarray over SARS-like virus, Europe catches coldYen strengthens, yuan weakerUS markets reopen, Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) earnings on tapShares in China and Hong Kong fell amid fears over...

At the end of last week it seemed like a lot of the market’s major concerns had been cleared from the table, leaving investors searching for the next headline story to drive trading. It appears...