Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Central banks have a pretty straightforward goal, at least on paper. They aim for price stability, which usually translates into steering the headline inflation level towards 2%. However, that has...

Last week’s series of votes saw the Withdrawal Agreement defeated for a second time, a no deal exit voted down and an instruction to seek a delay to the Article 50 deadline of 29th March...

Deutsche Bank-Commerzbank merger talks buoy European shares U.S. futures mixed ahead of Wednesday's monetary policy decision Pound slips ahead of third 'meaningful vote' on Brexit Oil wavers as OPEC+...

In addition to Brexit developments a slew of central bank meetings will be in focus across the week for global equity markets. Particularly amid a lack of fresh leads regarding the US -China trade...

It was a strong week for European equity markets last week, despite an economic backdrop that doesn’t exactly inspire confidence, with the Eurostoxx 50 closing at a 5-month high, while US...

There may in fact be a hard Brexit later this month, but foreign exchange traders seem fairly certain at this point that there will not be a no-deal Brexit on March 29. That may explain why the pound...

Stocks across Europe continued Asia’s move higher, initiated by China’s renewed commitment to stimulus amid slowing growth momentum. Weak US manufacturing initially dampened enthusiasm for...

EuropeIt’s been a strong end to a positive week for European equity markets, despite an economic backdrop that continues to look a little tepid, with the Euro Stoxx 50 posting its highest weekly...

Granted something of a Brexit respite, ahead of a hella hectic economic and political calendar next week, the pound was fairly quiet at Friday’s open. Another chaotic, fractured evening for UK...

Sterling gradually abandoned its early Thursday growth, the currency losing confidence as it mulled over the obstacles still littering the path to the avoidance of a no deal Brexit, regardless of the...

Trading on Wall Street was lacklustre, with the S&P moving between small gains and losses before moving lower into the close. News that a meeting between President Trump and China’s...

It looks set to be a broadly positive week for European equity markets, despite an economic backdrop that offers few signs of a pickup, with the Eurostoxx 50 on course to post its highest weekly close...

Having seen her deal fall for a second time earlier this week, by 149 votes most people could have been forgiven for thinking the Prime Minister’s deal was pretty much dead. We’ve been...

EuropeStock markets are largely higher this afternoon as MPs made it clear yesterday they are not in favour of a no deal Brexit. Traders understand what UK lawmakers don’t want, but they are...