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The dominoes in historyOn October 14, 2018, the state election was held in Bavaria, Germany's economic powerhouse and conservative stronghold, but it looked more like an "open execution" for the...

Avoiding the same lunchtime freak out it suffered on Tuesday, the pound remained steady in its gains, the currency’s fingers crossed for an extension to Article 50. If anything sterling’s...

European shares, U.S. futures rebound after Asian stall Healthcare leads U.S. rally on Trump’s Medicare budget cuts Boeing extends fall, but signals buying opportunity Oil climbs after...

Another vote, or twoTuesday’s meaningful Brexit vote did not offer any resolution but instead has paved the way for a series of votes that will keep the markets in a limbo for the rest of week....

In an echo of Tuesday’s open, the pound rose as Wednesday got underway, the currency perhaps working on the assumption that this week will see MPs vote to extend Article 50.Sterling started the...

No one expected the Brexit deal negotiated by Theresa May’s government to win approval in Parliament yesterday, and very few expect MPs will vote today, Wednesday, to cash out of the European...

Brexit is no longer just impacting the pound, following Theresa May’s second Brexit defeat, risk off dominated across markets. The down beat mood overnight in Asia saw stocks decline and...

On Friday 20,000 was the number which sent shockwaves around markets. This was the NFP number for February, 160k below the forecast, which sent gold back towards $1,300. As this week progresses many...

One of the true wonders of the natural world is the spider and their predatory techniques. When you hear of the ‘perfect predator’ you often think of a pride of lions in the Serengeti or a...

Global shares take cues from biggest U.S. stock jump in six weeks Treasurys fall on risk-off, weighing on U.S. dollar Pounds jumps on EU support for May's deal; later gives in to caution ahead of key...

US retail sales have recovered from a significant decline in December that made many economists wonder about the health of the US economy. Headline retail sales rose 0.2% in January, after a drop the...

At the 11th hour Theresa May and European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker agreed meaningful adjustments to the Brexit deal. The pound soared overnight in glee, coming within a breath of $1.33...

After last week’s heavy falls equity markets managed to regain their footing yesterday, helped by a combination of M&A on both sides of the Atlantic and optimism that some form of progress...

EuropeEuropean equity markets are in positive territory heading into the close. There hasn’t much in the way of major macro-economic news, but sentiment is still a little on the optimistic side...