Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

A lot of investors and analysts were left scratching their heads after yesterday’s dramatic moves in the markets. We were one of those. Something doesn’t quite add up, with stocks and...

Buoyed by the resilience of the last few sessions the markets started to stretch their legs this Thursday, gradually clawing back some of the hefty losses seen in early February’s bloodbath. The...

Encouraging Gains in US FuturesIt would appear stock markets are starting to regain some of their composure following a couple of very volatile weeks in which US indices fell more than 10% from their...

As markets have settled down, the weakness on the US dollar has come back to the fore. This outlook has been helped in the wake of yesterday’s US CPI inflation data which has been a big focus...

Europe to extend gains as market jitters show signs of easingUS equity indices closed the overnight higher after reversing opening losses. Wall Street added a fourth day to the winning streak, even as...

US treasuries continued to move lower yesterday after US CPI for January came in unchanged at 2.1% missing expectations of a fall to 1.9%. The unexpectedly firmer than expected reading saw US yields...

The key US inflation indicator that markets have been keenly anticipating came and went on Wednesday, and despite an outcome that was feared most by equity investors in the days leading up to the...

EuropeStock markets had a volatile day as respectable gains were racked up in the morning, and then we saw sharp decline, and subsequent bounce back after lunchtime. The positive momentum in London...

Totems matterRightly or wrongly, U.S. inflation data due this afternoon has come to be seen as a litmus test of whether or not economic conditions continue to support equity market advances. With few...

Inflation and Retail Sales Data Eyed Markets Gradually StabiliseUS futures are pointing to a stronger open on Wednesday, building on the small gains posted at the start of the week and offering some...

The European markets maintained a largely unruffled display of positivity this Wednesday – though a minor pullback from the morning’s highs may suggest a touch of the inflation jitters are...

Stocks are higher this morning in Europe as the slight positive finish in the US last night has raised investor confidence. Even though stock markets are not making a whole lot of headway, they are...

Despite the prospect of some hawkish US inflation data later this afternoon the European indices got off to a strong start this Wednesday.The FTSE, which showed some much needed resilience in the face...

The recent spike in volatility and flight to safety was driven by the fear that the fires of inflation were being stoked. Born out of a jump in US earnings growth as part of the payrolls report, bond...