Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Shaking off a muted start, the European markets indulged in some light gains for brunch, while sterling remained wary in the run-up to Wednesday’s EU summit. Hitting a fresh 6-month peak of...

Inflation in emerging markets has fallen below 3% again on average. As today’s chart shows, headline inflation has been declining over the last ten years to the threshold of 3% or just below it....

European markets underwent a lacklustre session yesterday, while US markets pulled back from their intraday lows, as investors looked ahead to what is set to be an important week, not only for...

Amid a lack of catalysts, stocks across Europe and the US drifted lower. The FTSE fell less than its peers, thanks to outperformance by heavyweight oil majors, tracing the price of oil higher.Crude...

In hardly a thrilling start to the week – especially after the market-wide, 6-month high-hitting rally that opened April – the European indices continued to lurk in the red as Monday...

European stocks, U.S. futures drop on Q1 earnings pessimism Dollar, Treasurys hold steady despite Trump's heightened pressure on Fed U.K. PM May’s appeal for Brexit compromise boosts...

US nonfarm payrolls rose by 196,000 in March, recovering from the unexpected low number of new jobs in February.The March jobs number means the six-month average of payrolls created is back above...

After an incredibly strong first week of April, the European markets stalled on Monday, drifting lower as the session got underway. Despite Brent Crude climbing above $70.50 per barrel to its best...

European and US equity markets traded higher on Friday after the US announced a by-and-large positive jobs report on Friday. 196,000 jobs were added in March, and that easily topped the 180,000...

The S&P 500 climbed for a 7th straight session on Friday and the dollar moved higher following a Goldilocks non-farm payroll report. Hot jobs growth combined with tepid inflationary pressure from...

One of the best ways to ensure that you’re making wise investment decisions is to keep up with the trends. The best up and coming investment trends for 2019 are already gaining steam. Investment...

1. EU Summit – new Brexit deadline - 10/04 and 12/04 It's set to be another seminal week for the EU and UK as we approach another Brexit deadline. While it remains the legal default that the UK...

EuropeStock markets are in positive territory heading into the close. The reasonably positive US non-farm payrolls report, combined with continued optimism surrounding the US-China trade talks has...

Given it’s a Brexit-baking, US-China trade talking, non-farm Friday the markets were remarkably muted as the morning went on. The FTSE, at an effective 6-month high already, had little...