Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

The recovery in European markets continued last week the fourth successive weekly gain and while the FTSE100 closed on its highs, there were some signs that markets in Europe were starting to look a...

The past week has seen a sharp rise in US Treasury yields, which has helped to fuel a US dollar rebound as well as place renewed pressure on recently rallying equity markets.Stocks began the week on a...

Stock market volatility has ground to a half in the second half of the week. The price movement has been in other asset classes from the British pound to oil to government bond yields. A key risk for...

ECB rate meeting and flash PMIThis week’s ECB rate meeting isn’t likely to offer much in the way of clues as to whether the European Central Bank will be ending its program of asset...

Europe European stock markets are mixed this afternoon as traders remain cautious about the global political outlook. The possibility of a trade war between the US and China is still bubbling away in...

Stocks Benefiting From Lack of Escalation on Global Issues A slight down day on Thursday and marginal losses in futures ahead of the open today shouldn’t take anything away from what has been a...

The FTSE 100 has been given a slight boost by the dip in the pound. Sterling lost ground after a slightly dovish update from the head of the Bank of England last night. The prospect of a rate hike in...

Inflation or Employment Inflationary fears are growing and US rates continue to rise Employment has become more flexible since the crisis of 2008/2009 Commodity prices have risen but from multi-year...

Battered pound boosts FTSEWall Street and stocks in Asia fell overnight, dragged lower by a disappointing update from the world’s largest contract chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...

Weaker pound to boost FTSE on the openWhilst Wall Street finished lower, dragged southwards by a weak tech sector and increasing fears over rising interest rates, the FTSE is looking to charge higher...

Asia transport sector PMI shows strongest quarterly growth in the survey history…but with March data highlighting a loss of momentum heading into Q2 Easing cost pressures help firms keep...

First quarter sees robust manufacturing performance and rebound in services activity GDP growth anticipated to improve Employment falls as job creation among manufacturers is offset by cuts in...

Headline Global Chemicals PMI dips to seven-month low of 52.6 in March Output, new order and employment growth moderate since late-2017 Optimism towards the year ahead improves to a three-year...

IHS Markit PMI surveys point to modest manufacturing output and economic growth in the first quarter Equivalent ISM data have overstated growth in recent months, leading to errors in nowcast...