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US stocks finished higher and Asian markets followed suit as US – China trade talks restart. Despite concerns over the health of the global economy lingering, the S&P closed 0.4% higher and...

The European session was largely positive with the FTSE 100 reaching its highest level during this trading week, but the DAX and the CAC 40 finished fractionally higher and marginally lower...

Earlier this month, Interserve (LON:IRV) went into administration.Its shares have been rendered worthless and the company is now owned by its former lenders. I may be stating the obvious, but this is...

EuropeEquity markets in Europe are set to finish the session on a positive note on the back of progress made in relation to US-China trade talks. China is believed to have made...

Parliament will vote once more on Brexit tomorrow but it is not yet apparent whether this will be another “meaningful” vote on PM May’s deal or something different.There is some...

Many of us are watching markets and Brexit chaos wondering why risk premia is not fully priced. Not only does uncertainty over EU-UK relationship threaten 20% of the global economy but economic data...

A day after an open set of votes in Parliament failed to produce a resolution to the Brexit deadlock, markets remain slightly adrift. Although banks and financial firms came under pressure, the FTSE...

U.S. futures, European shares slip back into the red as yields slump resumes Yen gears up for rally as Japanese yields plunge to mid-2016 levels Turkish lira topping out as investors fret over...

The European session was quiet yesterday and the major indices finished fractionally in the red. Eurozone stocks registered modest gains earlier in the session, but the steam ran out of the bullish...

Global indices moved lower once again on Wednesday as investors took risk back off the table. Global growth fears continue to linger hitting risk appetite. As the US 10-Year treasury yield inversion...

by Blanche GattU.K. lawmakers have crashed headfirst into the Brexit brick wall once too often. In frustration, Parliament has now wrested control of the process from PM Theresa May’s...

Brexit Gold Oil Another day, another vote in ParliamentUK MPs will once again convene in Parliament on Wednesday for another series of Brexit votes, this time on a range of alternative options to that...

European markets are mixed this morning with the FTSE just above the flat line and the DAX in negative territory only a day after it bounced back to catch up with global markets. In London, miners and...

Contrary to what one might have expected, given the long series of disappointing macro data, global trade increased in January.World trade volume rose 2.4%, the biggest gain since November 2011. On a...