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More Brexit fallout, US-China tensions and an ECB press conference are the highlights of the final full week of October.UK A quiet start to the week clears the stage for the pound to react to the...

EuropeWhen it comes to the tomorrow’s all-important Brexit deal vote, traders are curtailing their positons as the vote is tipped to go down to the wire. The bullish mood that we saw during the...

China’s GDP growth slowed to 6.0% YoY in Q3, below the consensus estimate of 6.1%. This lower-than-expected figure is largely explained by weak investment. As is commonly known, the official GDP...

Amidst all the excitement around yesterday’s EU, UK Brexit deal, it was easy to forget that the US and China are also trying to settle their own differences at a time when China’s economy...

FX Brief:China’s GDP hit a fresh multi-decade low, expanding ‘just’ 6% YoY and below expectations of 6.1% (down from 6.2% prior). Taking the edge off-of weak growth, industrial...

Whilst Bojo prepares for his showdown with parliament over the weekend, and we look at implied volatility levels for Brexit-related markets No sooner had newswires frantically announced that a Brexit...

U.S. futures, European shares rebound as British PM and EU leaders seal final Brexit deal Pound, euro rally on U.K.-EU deal U.S. Treasury yields leap Oil drops on surprise stockpile surge Key...

News that a Brexit deal has been agreed sent the pound surging. The pound looks to target $1.30 , although there could well be more wind in the sails with a move towards $1.34 not...

FX Brief: AUD is the strongest major after AUD unemployment fell unexpectedly to 5.2%, which will be a relief for RBA. AUD/USD temporarily hit a 4-day high before paring gains, AUD/JPY...

If the week started on some optimism regarding the US-China trade deal and the Brexit, it will probably end on battered hopes of seeing any progress on both ends.The S&P500 (-0.20%), the Dow Jones...

It was a rather more subdued day for stock markets yesterday with European markets finishing the day mixed, and US markets finishing little changed.A disappointing September US retail sales report,...

EuropeThere have been many twists and turns in the Brexit story, but the latest developments suggest that negotiations are heading in the right direction. The EU’s Donald Tusk, said the...

Stock market snapshot as of [16/10/2019 3:59 PM]Rising gilts and USTs in above average volumes are a sure enough sign that regardless of still fairly elevated sterling, safety seekers are not sparing...

China warned it would take 'strong measures' after U.S. Congressional lawmakers expressed support for Hong Kong protestors Yesterday, U.S. stocks climbed to four-week high on earnings optimism,...