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US markets managed to close modestly higher yesterday, though some of the gains were constrained by a slightly more hawkish interpretation of the latest Fed minutes to what many in the markets had...

EuropeEurozone stocks are largely positive after the European Central Bank (ECB) issued its latest update. The ECB kept interest rates on hold, meeting expectations. Mario Draghi, the ECB chief...

There wasn’t too much to the US open, just as there wasn’t too much to the Wednesday session as a whole. Dropping around 50 points, the Dow Jones continued to reverse its sprightly start...

Financial markets have to digest many different factors during today’s session. First, the international lending entity IMF slashed global growth for the third consecutive time in six months for...

Equity markets soften as investors avoided risk after the IMF downgraded its global growth forecasts.Crude oil fell on the lower growth outlook and Russian voicing approval with the current level of...

The IMF cut its forecast for global GDP growth to 3.3% in its latest World Economic Outlook. It was the third downgrade of the IMF forecast in just six months’ time, pushing the growth estimate...

Europe, U.S. futures hold onto green territory after mixed Asian session Yields fall below 2.5% as investors rotate into safety on lower IMF growth outlook, trade tariffs headwinds Pound climbs on...

EU27 to decide on Brexit extensionToday is the day we've all been waiting for, the reason why markets have been so subdued at the start of the week. An emergency EU Brexit summit, ECB meeting and Fed...

A batch of economic releases have painted a slightly better than expected picture of the UK economy with growth and production measures both topping estimates. However, the gains seen in the pound...

Wall Street closed lower; the S&P snapped an 8-day winning streak, whilst the Dow closed down for a second straight session weighed down by lingering growth concerns as investors brace themselves...

After a slow start to the week and a disappointing day for European markets yesterday, as investors took some profit on recent gains over concerns that the US is intent on turning its sights on the EU...

EuropeRising trade tensions and a global growth downgrade from the IMF has weighed on European stocks. Trade tensions between the EU and the US have heated up, and either side have accused the other...

Headlines reveal GBP sensitivity to rumoursIn a clear example of how headline-driven the pound is at present, there’s been a swift move higher and just as quick a drop back lower as the latest...

It’s shaping up to be another flat session on Tuesday, with European stocks a mixed bag and US futures showing little directional bias.The week is heavily loaded towards the backend, which is...