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Europe's corporate warnings and low German consumer sentiment send U.S. futures lower Growing prospects of no-deal Brexit push pound towards 1985 levels Oil climbs on lower rates, weaker dollar...

Equity markets are trading in negative territory on Tuesday, with some disappointing earnings weighing heavily in Europe and perhaps a little profit taking also kicking in ahead of the Fed decision on...

The Federal Reserve is almost sure to disappoint investors at its monetary policy meeting tomorrow. It is all but certain to cut its benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter point, to 2.00-2.25 from...

FTSE just about holds in the black on oils, minersThe FTSE is holding up this morning unlike its European peers, which are all trading in the red with Milan’s FTSE MIB hit the worst and the DAX...

The seemingly intentional pursuit of a no-deal Brexit by Boris Johnson’s barely-formed government left sterling reeling on Tuesday.Despite a pledge to ‘go the extra thousand miles’...

European and US markets had a rather subdued session yesterday with most investors content to sit on the side-lines ahead of the outcome of this week’s Federal Reserve rate decision where US...

The FTSE started the day on a positive note and proceeded to gain a solid 1.8% in the course of the day, boosted by M&A activity involving food delivery firm Just Eat (LON:JE) and the London Stock...

The FTSE is powering ahead this morning on merger and takeover news, shrugging off a weak session in Asia where the start of the Sino-US trade talks in Shanghai dominated trading sentiment. Just Eat ...

The week is off to a mixed start which isn't wholly surprising given just how much investors have to follow in what is typically a peaceful time of year. There's no summer lulls just yet, with the...

Asian equities kicked off the week on a negative note as Hong Kong protests paralyzed the city for the eighth consecutive week. Hang Seng index (-1.20%) led losses in Asia. Japanese yen and Swiss...

Last week saw US equity markets move up to new record peaks, helped by the goldilocks scenario of better than expected earnings reports, economic data, and an assumption that the Federal Reserve is on...

S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit new records as GDP beat boosts economic expectationsWeak technicals persist for both record-beating indicesDollar hits two-year highs U.S. equities are likely to open the...

FX snapshot: As US investors come to the fray, USD is the strongest on the back of positive US data while GBP is among the weakest.Data recap: US GDP came in at +2.1% compared to +1.8% expected - the...

It seems the heat isn't the only thing that's taken it out of investors on the final day of the week as markets show signs of fatigue following a busy few days.The killer blow came from Mario Draghi...