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Asian trading session was marked by a solid risk appetite as China and Hong Kong returned from a week-long holiday.Chinese equity markets opened upbeat following the Golden Week break....

In a surprise move which probably shouldn’t come as a surprise, Trump admin goes for the usual shock tactic ahead of key talks with China. The Trump admin has added an additional 28 Chinese...

EuropeEquity markets in Europe are showing modest gains as traders await the resumption of US-China trade talks on Thursday. The mood is one of cautious optimism even though it appears that China are...

It has proved difficult to replace the “infamous” Irish border backstop. It is still unclear if the PM has enough time and creativity to secure a deal before the mid-October deadline....

US nonfarm payrolls rose by 136K in September, while the payroll number for August was revised upward to 168K. This means the 6-month average growth in payroll is now just over 150K, which is more...

U.S. futures slide on signals of harder trade negotiations stance from ChinaTreasury yields, U.S. dollar gain groundPound slips on EU-U.K. Brexit deal deadlockOil reboundsKey EventsFutures on the...

US equity futures kicked off the week on a negative note on fears that this week’s high-level trade talks between the US and China wouldn’t lead to a satisfactory outcome after Chinese...

As of Tuesday 1st October:Bullish exposure on the USD was at $17.5 billion ($20.5 billion against G10 FX) Overall, only minor adjustments were made to FX majors on a weekly basis Net-long exposure...

Global PMI™ slips to 51.2 in SeptemberTrade-led slowdown spreads further to servicesNew business inflows lowest since 2012Jobs growth stallsInvestment indicators at lowest since 2012 in Q3Latest...

This post was written exclusively for Investing.comThe latest ISM Manufacturing report sent shivers down the spines of investors when it came in at 47.8 versus analysts' expectations of 50.4 on the...

After two disappointing ISM numbers, with the ISM Manufacturing falling well below 50, the implied probability of another Federal Reserve cut this month has spiked to 84% at the time of writing.Based...

UK & European markets have opened higher on Friday. We are taking heart from the higher close on Wall Street and putting the whipsaw action that got us there to one side. Opening gains are being...

Yesterday there was further evidence the global economy is cooling down. Broadly disappointing services data from Europe as well as the US added weight to the argument the world economy is dropping...

There was more anticipation than usual for this month’s ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI. Why? As it’s the much older brother, the ISM manufacturing PMI essentially rolled over and went into the...