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Trade War Anxiety Spooks Global MarketsConcerns over an all-out trade war with China escalated on Wednesday, resulting in another day of losses on Wall Street. Investors are growing increasingly...

A downturn from the Dow Jones sapped the European markets of their early energy this Wednesday. Having promised a 100 point climb after the bell, the Dow Jones ended up falling by 140 points, taking...

By Vincent MivelazFollowing recent reforms in the Chinese government and growing regulatory power of People’s Bank of China with the aim of improving stability either from a political and...

After another shake up in the White House unnerved investors overnight, the FTSE started the day of the back foot. Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State was sacked by Trump, in the second-high profile...

Trump stole his thunder! As the chancellor was speaking the news broke that US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson had been sacked and replaced with former CIA Director Mike Pompeo. The move shows that...

The US dollar slipped back for the third day in succession yesterday, pressured by a combination of inflation data that continues to remain benign, and the surprise sacking of US Secretary of State...

Whilst it was expected to be a fairly bland affair, Philip Hammond tried very hard to talk up the economy. With no tax or spending announcements, the market’s focus was specifically on the...

EuropeStock markets in Europe turned lower around lunchtime, and now they are set to finish firmly in the red. Whatever bullish sentiment existed in the first half of the session has disappeared, and...

Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement spotlight was hijacked this Tuesday by Donald Trump using his old TV catchphrase on (now former) Secretary of State Rex Tillerson. Both the dollar and the Dow...

After Friday’s soft wage growth figures overshadowed the rather good jobs numbers, the market’s attention quickly turned to this week’s release of key inflation data.Market...

Markets Gradually Recovering But Remain VulnerableThe next 24 hours will be of particular interest to traders in what is otherwise expected to be a relatively quiet week, with US inflation and retail...

Things continued to chug along at a rather stagnant pace this Tuesday, investors holding off on doing anything until they get a glimpse at Philip Hammond’s Spring Statement. While the Chancellor...

Philip Hammond is expected to deliver a fairly positive update on the economy this lunchtime in what has been promised to a be short and snappy affair in his inaugural Spring Statement. Back in 2016...

Investors eye Spring Statement and US Inflation numbersThe FTSE is trading mildly lower as it traces losses from Asia and weak sentiment from Wall Street. Whilst the Dow and the S&P 500 ended the...