Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Another strong US employment report and improved manufacturing sentiment contrasts with continued lacklustre Euro area growth and a downbeat Chinese PMI survey, highlighting diverging trends in the...

The FTSE opened the week’s trading on a higher note and moved above the 7,000 mark but European gauges declined amid losses among the financials and industrial companies. Asian markets were...

Markets/US jobs report USD and Gold Oil Traders not sure what to make of jobs dataIt’s shaping up to be a pretty slow start to the week, with Europe getting little direction from Asia trade...

Asian Markets Quiet; Dollar Rebounds Post NFPTrading in Asia was quiet overnight as celebrations for Chinese New Year kicked off and Chinese markets remain closed. We expect muted trading in Asia...

Asia markets have got off to a slow but positive start this week, taking their cues from a decent US payrolls report on Friday, and a China Caixin services PMI report which was slightly better than...

The markets pressed snooze on their Monday alarm clocks, barely bothering to show up to the European open. Adding a handful of points, the FTSE at least managed to start the session the right side of...

EuropeThe FTSE 100 is set to finish the week on a positive note as a solid performance from commodity related companies has lifted the market yet again. It has been a common theme all week, and it has...

The FTSE flirted with 7000 and outpaced its European peers on Friday, thanks to progress in US – Sino trade talks and a weaker pound.With the Chinese hailing great progress in recent talks and...

Market OverviewThe pause button has just been hit on the developing dollar correction as focus has turned back on the impact of economic slowdown in China. As the Caixin China Manufacturing PMI (the...

Markets US jobs report USD and Gold A subdued session in Asia and early on in Europe looks to be carrying over to the US on Friday, with futures mixed ahead of the open on Wall Street. Trade talks...

Flash Nikkei Japan Manufacturing PMI at lowest since August 2016 as production and order books deteriorate 2019 GDP forecast revised lower as headwinds prevail Japan's manufacturing economy failed to...

In my last article I used a proven accounting identity to show that the end result of President Trump’s trade tariffs would be to increase the trade deficit, assuming there is no change in the...

Whilst the NFP was set up to be the biggest event of the week, it is safe to say the Fed stole its thunder. The Fed’s dramatic U-turn on Wednesday could now overshadow often most highly...

The latest look at the UK manufacturing sector has come in worse than expected and further supports the notion that the global economy is clearly slowing down.A reading of 52.8 is below the 53.3...