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Overnight China released the latest trade figures. Exports jumped by 11.3% while economists were expecting an increase of 10%. Imports rose by 14.1%, and that compares to the 20.8% growth that...

Inflationary pressures are building in the U.S., data released this week shows, and this should tilt the Federal Reserve to its more hawkish plan for two more rate hikes this year. But given the...

Markets pare tariff lossesIt’s been a more positive start to trade on Thursday, with equity markets in the green and paring Wednesday’s losses as investors continue to weigh up what impact...

Oil rebounds from its sharpest selloff in a year Global equity recovery looses some steam in Europe after strong Asian rally EM currencies remain under pressure from dollar strength and trade war...

Despite South Korea raising alarm bells about the impact of a US-China trade war on the country’s tech-heavy exports, the European markets avoided extending Wednesday’s chunky losses as...

Stocks lost ground in Europe and the US yesterday on the back of the President Trump’s threat to impose $200 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese imports. Mr Trump has turned up the heat on...

Europe Stocks are firmly offside on account of the heightened trade tensions between the US and China. The Trump administration has lined up a 10% tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, and...

Trade War Fears Return Ending 4 Day RallyThe FTSE plummeted 1% in Wednesday’s session, hitting a nadir of 7587 in response to an escalation of the US – Sino trade war, ending a 4-day...

European shares fall a full percent Asian benchmarks slip but pare earlier losses, suggesting traders remain hopeful Metals plunge Today’s volatility in contrast to yesterday's bullish...

And things were going so well. After four days of straight increases in US stock markets, mainly prompted by the looming earnings season which is expected to show a very respectable growth of about...

by Darrell DelamaideThe Bank of England finds itself suddenly in the tricky situation of dealing with interest rate policy when the current government’s survival isn’t assured. BoE...

Decent UK data suggests an August rate hike looks a good bet, but the politics could add a twistThe first release of the UK’s new monthly GDP series shows the economy expanding 0.3%MoM in May...

Investors switch to risk-on trading, rotating out of bonds into stocks Rebound in European, Asian shares looses steam through trading session US futures point to more upward momentum Stock rally...

The first ever monthly GDP release from the ONS has indicated that the UK economy grew by 0.3% in the month of May, in line with expectations.The fairly strong pace of growth was led by a strong...