Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Stock markets in Europe and the US rallied yesterday on the news the Trump administration would hold-off on introducing new tariffs on some goods until December. The announcement was the one bit of...

EuropeEuropean equity markets saw a major surge in volatility today as the first half of the day was dogged by negative sentiment, and the recent announcement that there will be a delay to the...

At this point, it is safe to assume the US-China trade war is being directed by M. Night Shyamalan.In the latest twist to the hostile relationship between Washington and Beijing, the Office of the US...

The euro remained resilient across most of the session, despite mounting evidence that the German economy is heading towards a recession. German ZEW sentiment data dived to -44.1, the worst level in...

Global politics continues to dominate the headlines this week, and investors aren't responding too favorably to it.Europe is once again in negative territory, as the Italian Senate ponders a data for...

Geopolitical risk from Hong Kong, Argentina, Italy keeps U.S. futures, European shares under pressure Geopolitical risk from Hong Kong, Argentina, Italy keeps U.S. futures, European shares under...

US futures are trading a little in the red at the start of the week, as European indices turned flat after earlier gains in light trade. Everyone is focused on the various political issues this week,...

Will it? Won’t it? On Friday we learned that, after delivering a strong first-quarter performance, UK GDP contracted by 0.2% in the three months to June. This marks the first outright decline in...

Hong Kong-China risk throws U.S. futures, European shares into the redOpportunistic traders buy into low Asian stock valuations, pushing region higherRisk-off shift boosts gold despite rising dollar;...

At times, it may seem like the global economy is split in two. All that is related to trade, like for example exports and manufacturing sectors, has turned south, while those sectors that are less...

• Oil sector ETF and the commodity itself diverge over demand outlook • 10-year yields close at lowest since October 2016; remain inverted vs 3-month notes With the White House continuing...

European and US stock markets saw significant volatility last week as trade tensions between the US and China caused the bulk of the turmoil. The People’s Bank of China fixed the yuan above the...

The FTSE spent much of Friday’s session in the red, only clawing higher towards the flatline towards the end of the day. Lingering US – Sino trade/currency war concerns and further...

After a week like this, it would be a big ask to go into Friday’s close with no trepidation about the FX and futures open on Sunday night. (Nobody really loves a gap!) Hence, caution is...