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Setting aside the trade war tensions between the US and EU, for now anyway, the European indices got off to a strong start on Friday as the Italian political crisis appeared to come to an end. Though...

Politics continued to drive trading overnight, pulling Wall Street and Asian markets lower. Whilst political fears receded in Italy with the formation and approval of a populist coalition government,...

Despite coming off the back of eight consecutive weeks of gains the month of May turned out to be a somewhat mixed affair for European investors with only the DAX and FTSE100 managing to finish in...

The cautious push higher by European bourses in early trade on Thursday was short lived, as US trade tariffs and trade war fears brought investors tepid optimism crashing back down. The US looking to...

As jitters over Italy’s political situation calmed down yesterday, risk-sensitive assets rallied across the board. Haven bonds and yen fell, while stocks rose sharply amid hopes that fresh...

Markets Remain Buoyed By Potential Progress in ItalyUS futures are trading flat ahead of the open on Thursday, with Europe mostly a little higher as negotiations continue to avoid another election in...

The most recent inflation data from the euro area has shown a sharper increase than expected with the Y/Y reading rising to 1.9% for the past month - its highest level since April 2017. The reading is...

EuropeEquity markets are largely higher today as the fear surrounding Italy has cooled in the wake of the successful government bond auction. The Italian government had to pay higher borrowing costs,...

Five Star and Lega Reopen Discussions on Forming Government; BoC Decision and US Data Eyed. US futures are paring losses ahead of the open on Wednesday, similar to the moves we’re seeing in...

Financials lead global equity slump Unprecedented Italian bond selloff reignites fears over broader EU debt crisis Soros warns against largest financial crisis since 2008 US presses ahead with...

Following the rout seen in many markets during Tuesday’s session, there’s been an attempted recovery this morning with stocks moving off their lows and the euro edging back above the 1.16...

SummaryAnother day of Italian political drama looms on Wednesday to keep global market uncertainty and volatility on the rise. PM designate survives the night The twists kept coming well into Tuesday...

Yields on 10-year Treasurys fell below 2.9 percent, lifting dollar Global equities take a beating from mounting political risk in Europe Euro registers lower trough and crosses below uptrend line...

Not a lot to write home about in last week's economic data. In the round it was fairly soft. But at least the public finances are improving. Perhaps important with a certain 'national institution's'...