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G7, politics and trade As equity markets mull the prospect of another negative week for European stocks, with the exception of the FTSE100, the upcoming G7 meeting is likely to be one of those 'fly on...

Despite a turbulent week and strong finish on Friday, and a fairly decent US payrolls report, European stock markets still finished the week lower as concerns grow that the economic outlook that...

First, a few words about the behavior of the major currency pairs and cryptocurrency pairs over the past week:EUR/USD. The behavior of this pair at the beginning of the week was determined by the fear...

Global markets were positively fazed by May jobs data, though the release turns the dollar’s pain trade a notch higher.High side of 'Symmetric' Closely watched earnings growth was better than...

EuropePolitics has played a big role in today’s positive move in European stocks. In Italy there was a political compromise that lead to the formation of a coalition government between the Five...

The FX market reacted little to the announcement of a coalition government in Italy. President Sergio Mattarella finally approved the list of ministers presented by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conti.The...

A better than expected reading on the manufacturing sector will come as a pleasant surprise for the BoE, with the PMI reading for May rising to 54.4. The reading is the first to beat consensus...

Political sentiment in Italy has boosted investor sentiment in Europe. The political deadlock in Italy has been broken as the Five Star Movement and the League Party have agreed to form a coalition....

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...

European stocks struggle to channel global upward momentum for equities Asian markets mirror US gains; on Wednesday US majors post best performance in over 3 months Dollar besieged by supply as...