Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

November was a volatile month for US equities but this volatility did not translate into big moves for currencies. Unlike the Dow, which had a 3,200-point swing, trading ranges for pairs like the...

The UK Treasury painted a downbeat picture for the UK economy in the event of a no-Brexit deal but was surpassed by an even more pessimistic prognosis from the Bank of England. Still, all major UK...

The post-G20 celebrations held firm as Monday went on, while the pound abandoned its initial positivity as the month’s Brexit realities started to grip the currency.With its miner sector...

Monday December 3: Five things the markets are talking aboutGlobal equities have rallied overnight, alongside U.S Treasury yields, while the ‘big’ dollar trades under pressure after the...

US/China deal Markets Oil USD and CNY US-China truce pushes markets higherStocks markets are trading heavily in the green across the globe as a temporary truce in the trade war between the US and...

G20 trade hopes propel global stocks, US futures higher Yields cross 3 percent after risk-on equity rotation WTI jumps 5 percent on OPEC+ breakthrough Pound drops on UK government no-confidence...

90-day US-Sino tariff hiatus, dovish Fed put stocks back on track But technicals suggest weakness Yields fall below 3% as traders price in a slower path to higher rates Dollar 0.3 percent away from...

Survey shows widespread expectations that tariffs and trade wars will drive up US domestic prices Beneficial impact reported on domestic jobs and, to a lesser extent, investment Marginal net shift in...

As the G20 meeting in Argentina gets underway, a tentatively positive US open helped ease things in Europe. Though the Dow Jones only added 0.1% after the bell, it can be pleased it didn’t tip...

The FTSE sold off across the session, in cautious trading as the G20 Summit started in Buenos Aires. Dragged lower by housebuilders and miners, not even a weaker pound could entice the FTSE back over...

This weekend’s G20 meeting has continued to hang over stock market sentiment today like a bad smell, with investors content to remain cautious and on the side-lines as we head towards the final...

There’s been a little bit of downside seen in the stock markets as investors nervously await the outcome of key meetings between world leaders at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires.The FTSE 100 has...

Fed Chairman Powell managed to give equities back some of their bid after fine tuning his now less ‘hawkish’ take on the proximity of the Funds rate to neutrality to “just...

The US Federal Reserve Bank has not put an end to its rate-hike cycle, it is just moving away from well-telegraphed moves. After eight hikes over the last three years, the Fed is at an inflection...