Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

The current week is the busiest of the month as far as UK economic data is concerned, however this has been almost entirely overshadowed by the latest developments on the Brexit front.Inflation for...

The last couple of days are a good example of how investors can lose sight of the symmetric nature of global politics, with progress on both the Brexit and trade front. Not that any deal has been...

FX Brief:China vowed to retaliate after the US House voted to pass the human rights bill, which effectively provides support to pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Risk came off a little with...

US stock markets closed in the green on better-than-expected bank earnings on Tuesday.But the US stock futures headed south in the overnight trading session, as tensions with China started rising...

It was another positive day for global equity markets yesterday, as investors shrugged off the latest IMF growth downgrades for the global economy, instead choosing to focus on some decent numbers...

The US House of Representatives passed a human rights bill that effectively provides support to pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The bill includes an annual review of whether Hong...

China is delaying 'phase 1' trade decision, weighing on Asian sharesMaterials suggest market doesn’t expect trade resolutionOil shows signs of continued selloffKey EventsEuropean and U.S....

There’s been a little bit of softness in the most recent job data with the unemployment rate ticking higher. For the month of August a reading of 3.9% marked a 0.1% increase on both the prior...

FX Brief: RBA minutes show they discussed keeping cuts for an emergency at this month’s meeting (when they cut anyway). There was a little reaction from AUD, although eyes are no on...

Chinese officials threw cold water on the optimism about Donald Trump’s first phase trade agreement, as they said to be willing to discuss more before signing a deal. We could already feel that...

When is a deal not a deal, when the US and China can’t offer a unified position on what was actually agreed at the end of last week? That help explains why equity markets slipped back yesterday...

As my colleague Joe Perry mentioned, it could be a busy week for AUD given the slew of data from China alongside AU employment data on Thursday. RBA just released the minutes from their...

Subdued, slightly concerned but not without hope was probably the best way to describe the pound on Monday.Given the lack of progress over the weekend – the bloc said Boris Johnson needs to move...

Encouraging discussions between UK PM Johnson and Irish president Varadkar fuelled optimism of a Brexit resolution. However, the thorny issue of the Irish border remains a major stumbling block. Time...