Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

The global economy has enjoyed accelerating momentum so far in 2018, according to PMI data.The JPMorganComposite Output PMI™, compiled by IHS Markit from its various national surveys, hit 54.8,...

February US jobs data, which will be reported on Friday morning by the US Department of Labor, is poised to take on increased importance for markets and investors. This is because the previous...

Earlier today, I took part in a number of Core Finance TV broadcasts covering the following:A piece on Bitcoin USDJPY, AUDUSD and USDZAR USDMXN, USDBRL and USDINR Spot Gold, NYMEX Crude Oil and...

EuropeEuropean equity markets received a boost from this afternoon’s European Central Bank (ECB) update. Mario Draghi, the head of the ECB, stated that underlying inflation is subdued and that...

The ECB is still slowly grinding its way towards the exit, with the emphasis on ‘slowly’. That’s the overarching takeaway from this month’s European Central Bank information...

It took a while but the euro finally decided it wasn’t particularly happy with what the ECB said this Thursday, despite a notable tweak to the central bank’s message. Initially things were...

The main event for traders today will be the ECB rate decision and press conference with Mario Draghi. The Pound fell to a 4-month low against the euro during yesterday’s session and any...

European stocks have started the day on the back foot with the German DAX index being held back by a 5.5% drop in shares of Merck (NYSE:MRK) after disappointing earnings.What’s more, stocks were...

Though displaying more movement than just after the bell, the markets are clearly still waiting for word from Mario Draghi and his ECB cohorts. Unsurprisingly the euro was the site of the most...

EURUSD A second consecutive close over the key recent 50% fib support at 1.2358…but also an indecisive spinning top pattern…a little hesitation ahead of testing the 2018 highs at 1.2522,...

It’s a day that will have a lot of impact out of the US later this afternoon, but that US impact will also be felt when we hear from Mario Draghi during his press conference and statement when...

After the Trump-led theatrics of the last few days the European markets kept pretty quiet at Thursday’s open, likely tentative ahead of this afternoon’s ECB rate vote and subsequent press...

Thursday's European Central Bank meeting may not go down as the most exciting on record but it could contain some very subtle hints that the end of quantitative easing is close.The ECB has been...

A softer Trump picks Wall Street off its lows and lifts European futuresYesterday was yet another day of choppy trading as investors continued to react to developments in the Trump steel tariff story....