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European shares fall to near two-year lows, Chinese shares hit four-year low Gold rebounds, potentially bottoming WTI jumps amid US-Saudi tensions Pound drops on Brexit impasse Key EventsThe global...

Markets lower Brexit Oil Could strong retail sales report prompt more selling? Markets remain in risk aversion mode at the start of the week, with losses being recorded across Asia and Europe and US...

The week starts off on a cautious note and with a blip.Technical issues delayed the trading of the DAX index in Frankfurt but other European indexes are notching lower, as are Asian shares. The FTSE...

UK growth has picked up a bit of speed in Q3, judging from latest monthly GDP figures, with strength widespread. However, recent favourable weather flattered the headline rate, so a moderation in...

Following a troublesome Asian session, with the Shanghai Composite Index closing at its worst price in nearly 4 years, the European markets resumed their October losses after the bell.Thanks to the...

Asian markets traded lower overnight despite a rebound in global equities at the end of last week. Concerns over higher US borrowing costs were the catalyst for last week’s heavy sell off....

As we had warned in our weekly outlook last Friday, this week’s lack of significantly important data was by no means an indication for volatility. We were concerned about an equity market...

Markets back to normal; Treasurys return to negative correlation with equities Volatility bets, the biggest driver of the equity selloff, expected to be mostly over Major Indexes, except Russell 2000,...

Indices rebound Oil China trade data Stocks pare losses as we head into the weekend Investors look set for a day of reprieve on Friday, as futures and Asian trade overnight suggest we’re not on...

It’s not been a good month, or week for that matter, for European equity markets, with the FTSE100 alone down over 400 points so far in the last two weeks, which is more than the entire trading...

Today’s release of US inflation figures have been far from impressive, underscoring Donald Trump’s concerns over the Federal Reserve’s projected rate hikes.The dollar, which was...

Inflation expectations have been the stock market's kryptonite for most of the year and these fearsome anxieties are 'live' again.Eyes on CPI After the most savage tech sector rout in seven years, the...

A recent statement from EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier says an agreement could be reached by next Wednesday: this pushed the British pound higher. According to Barnier, 85% of the divorce is...

The collapse of risk appetite continued today with selling across the board. Global equity indices, crude, USD and bond yields are all weaker. The Shanghai Composite fell 5.22% and the Nikkei declined...