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Global stocks, U.S. futures slip as Trump resumes trade offensive on China Apple bucks falling stock on reassurance of production capabilities outside China Yields drop as safe-havens climb on...

There’s been more upside seen in sterling this morning with the pound building on Tuesday’s appreciation and trading not far from a 3-week high against the US dollar.While this short-term...

All good runs must come to an end and while this one is hardly one for the history books, it was undoubtedly welcome given the worry that was spreading early last week.US equity markets gave up early...

China’s headline inflation rose to 2.7% in May, its highest level since February 2018. The rise was driven mainly by higher food prices (up 7.7% YoY) and higher pork prices (up 18.2% YoY) in...

A weaker close on Wall Street and protests in Hong Kong are keeping European markets under pressure this morning.The FTSE is down almost 0.4%, weighed down by a decline in British American Tobacco...

Asian stocks were mixed on Wednesday, after the US equities closed flat following a five-day winning streak in New York. Hang Seng (-1.36%) has been the worst performer on the back of street protests...

The pound received a mild, but nevertheless much-needed, lift following a better than forecast UK jobs report.Including bonuses wage growth came in at 3.1%, beating estimates of 2.9%, with the...

We always felt Trump tariff on Mexican goods was a bluff. However, coming off unending negative headlines, the move was plausible enough. If the rumor is true in a closed-door meeting over the...

Stock markets are higher this morning as the rally in Asia overnight boosted investor confidence in Europe. The Beijing authorities suggested that ‘local government bonds’ could be used to...

Equity markets extend gains, regardless of the US President Donald Trump’s threats to raise tariffs again on Chinese goods, if the Chinese President Xi refrains from meeting him at the G20...

Closing their ears to more Trump trade chatter, the markets continued their June jump, if with slightly less spring in their step.In a call with CNBC, the President claimed that he was ready to slap...

European markets got off to a positive start to the week yesterday, as did US markets however the gains were limited by concerns over the durability of the US’s immigration deal with Mexico, as...

EuropeEuropean stock markets are set to finish higher on the day as trade tensions have dialled down a little. President Trump called off the tariffs on Mexican goods as he feels that Mexico have done...

Stock market snapshot as of [10/6/2019 3:02 PM] Whether the ‘Mexican standoff’ was real or fake, as insinuated by many high-profile commentators, the market reaction shows unalloyed...