Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

The latest YouGov MRP poll released this morning in Asia, suggests that the Conservatives are on track for a 68 seat majority in Parliament after December's election. The YouGov poll carries more...

European shares are set for a cautious start on Thursday as futures point to a lower start on Wall Street, while Asian shares were mostly lower overnight. The US dollar is off yesterday’s highs...

We saw yet another record close for US markets last night after President Trump claimed that the US and China were in the final throes of a phase one deal, however the continued resilience of US...

Well, Trump finally did it (no, not the Putinesque image of himself as a boxer) – he signed the Hong Kong Treaty after UK markets closed, sending risk appetite into a tailspin. As always, his...

Chinese economy slows for the 7th monthU.S. HK policy fosters additional uncertainty on trade dealAustralia outperforms on central bank stimulus plansKey EventsAsia market exuberance this morning,...

The FTSE 100 is working on a 4th consecutive daily gain with the benchmark trading at its highest level since September and looking to make a decisive break above prior resistance in the vicinity of...

European markets finished a rather dull and uneventful session more or less unchanged yesterday, while US markets continued to make new record highs.Optimism around trade discussions has once again...

View our guide on how to interpret the FX Dashboard FX Brief: Continuing yesterday’s trend, it was mostly a quiet session for FX in Asia due to a lack of economic data and general...

Equity markets got off to a flying start to the week yesterday, helped by optimism over the prospects of a US, China trade deal, as well as a fresh wave of M&A activity on both sides of the...

The FTSE 100 trades just shy of 7440 resistance, although yesterday’s relatively small range and tall upper wick shows a hesitancy to break higher. As it currently trades around levels which...

As the General Election campaign gets under way, three main parties revealed their manifestos last week. All of them promise a lot more public investment, especially Labour which intends to almost...

USD/CHF is approaching parity, a level that is clearly on the radar for market participants. Despite several failed attempts, USD/CHF has not closed above parity since May 2019. We could quibble...

There have been a few headlines out today suggesting that a China-US trade deal for Phase One is just about done. The key sticking point right now seems to be the which tariffs should be lifted...

Shaken last Friday by an appalling pair of PMIs, sterling got its mojo back on Monday after a monthly poll of polls put the Tories on course for an 80 seat majority.Though you’d think any kind...