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Central banks continue to push liquidity into the financial system. In fact, more than half of the central banks around the globe are easing again, and this includes the European Central Bank and the...

Tired of range-bound oil and gold markets? Take a look at America’s golden crop, corn, which is enticing investors to go long, just as other commodities are wilting under the weight of the...

It was a quiet day on the financial markets yesterday as a lack of major news brought about low volatility. The next phase of the US-China trade talks will resume on Thursday, but already it seems...

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...

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...

1. Fed minutes – 09/10The most recent Fed decision turned out to be a rather contentious one. While a rate cut was widely expected the level of dissent in terms of the divisions on the committee...

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...