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Trading has calmed. Gone are TV pundits screaming of trade wars and retaliation. US equities ended yesterday on firm footing after a negative opening. The Nikkei climbed 1.53% on news that China would...

Wall Street Seen Adding to Wednesday’s Rebound Investors are expressing confidence that a solution will be found before a full blown trade war erupts After staging a strong recovery on...

The market’s sharp rebound held strong as Thursday went on, with the European indices leapfrogging a disappointing set of March services PMIs. The FTSE continued to trade above 7100 with a 1.2%...

The largest sector of the UK economy experienced a fairly sharp slowdown last month according to the latest industry survey with the services PMI for March falling to 51.7 from 54.5 previously, coming...

Following a phenomenal reversal on Wall Street in the previous session, the FTSE has charged higher out of the blocks this morning. A trade war relief rally, which saw the Dow rally 700 points from...

At 51.3 in March, composite PMI dips to lowest since October 2016 Stretched supply chains weigh on output growth Rising costs continue to push companies to raise selling prices Growth of Japanese...

After a rough start Wall Street staged a spectacular turnaround, its most impressive in 2 months. An apparent pulling back from the brink by the White House following China’s announcement of $50...

The US markets had a roller coaster ride yesterday, and after being well offside, all the major indices managed to finish higher on the day. The Dow Jones was down over 500 points at one point, and...

The FTSE 100 index traded down Wednesday but came off the 6,996 low as the day’s focus was firmly on the intensifying trade dispute between the US and China. The dispute caused the Dow Jones...

Dow Futures Slip More Than 500 Points Ahead of the OpenWe’re back in risk aversion mode on Wednesday, after Beijing announced new tariffs in retaliation to those planned by the White House in a...

Manufacturing PMI falls to 49.1 in March from 50.9 in February, first deterioration since last October Business sentiment turns negative for first time in survey history Export growth weakens...

Manufacturing PMI rises to 51.5 in March from 50.8 in February Rising inflationary pressures add to rate hike expectations Business confidence improves to eight-month high The Philippines...

European equity markets are under pressure after China revealed a fresh round of tariffs on 106 US products. It would appear that gloves are off in relation to the trade war between the two largest...

The European markets continued to suffer from a mild case of tariff-trauma this Wednesday, dropping in the face of Trump’s latest anti-China announcement. With the US retaliating to...