Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

August – a month that has seen some truly wild swings – comes to an end this week with a focus on US GDP data.US As well as mopping up the end of the G7 meetings in France, Monday has the...

What if the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank fail to give markets what they want? A lot of monetary easing.Given the latest remarks of a number of regional presidents, it seems that the Fed...

NZD is the strongest major after RBNZ’s Graeme Orr said he is “pleased” with where the OCR is. Earlier, he reiterated that QE is far from the central scenario. (Odd that...

Asian markets took a leaf out of the Dow’s book and were on the rise ahead of a key speech by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The Dow closed 0.2% higher overnight in a volatile session,...

The British pound rose on the back of optimistic comments from Angela Merkel, who hinted that a deal could still be reached before the October 31st deadline. This comes just after Emmanuel Macron...

European equity markets suffered on two accounts yesterday. First, the rally in the pound on the back of comments from Angela Merkel in relation to Brexit caused a large decline in the FTSE 100 as the...

U.S. futures, European shares drop as Fed board disagreement, China's trade remarks spark caution Yuan falls to 11 year-low, increasing trade risk Hong Kong stocks keep underperforming amid growing...

Markets remain in wait-and-see mode on Thursday, after the Fed minutes told us nothing we didn't already know despite briefly being responsible for the, now very well known, recession indicator...

Minutes of the Federal Reserve policy meeting at the end of July, released yesterday after the usual three-week delay, confirmed that Fed Chair Jerome Powell was trying to walk a tightrope in combat...

We already knew that last months Fed rate cut was likely to be a contentious decision, given the differing views that were already being voiced in the lead-up to the decision. Yesterday’s...

EuropeTraders are buying up stocks ahead of the release of the minutes from last month’s Fed meeting, and the update will be released at 7pm (UK time). In late July, the Fed cut rates, and...

Markets are trading higher ahead of the open on Wall Street later as attention shifts to the Fed in the second half of the week.Recession nerves look to have settled a little following last week's...

Equity markets in Europe are higher as traders look ahead to the Fed minutes at 7pm (UK time). Last month, the Fed lowered interest rates, and the central bank made it clear that it was an adjustment...

Asian markets traded mixed overnight after Wall Street ended lower. European and US futures are pointing to a cautiously higher start on the open. After a wild ride over the past 10-day investors are...