Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

After gradually pushing higher in the last few sessions the Dow Jones got a rocket boost this Tuesday afternoon.The Dow jumped 170 points after the bell, hitting a fresh all-time high of 23450 thanks...

The Japanese manufacturing economy started the fourth quarter on a positive note and expanded at a solid pace in October, according to the latest Flash PMI data. At the same time, cost pressures...

EuropeStocks in Europe are experiencing low volatility and as a result the trading ranges have been relatively small. The FTSE 100 is lagging behind some of its Continental counterparts, as the...

A decent string of Eurozone flash PMIs, and some rate hike doubt-casting comments from Sir Jon Cunliffe, meant the pound had quite a disappointing morning.Cunliffe, a deputy governor at the Bank of...

Equity markets in Europe are a mixed bag this morning, and the one common theme is low volatility. Even the IBEX 35 has hardly moved, which gives you an idea of how quiet thing are today. The FTSE 100...

US Earnings Key on TuesdayA rare negative session on Monday in US equity markets could be quickly reversed on Tuesday, with futures pointing to a more positive open on Wall Street. While there is...

The most recent IHS Markit UK Household Finance Index (HFI) reported a dramatic shift in interest rate expectations among UK households, with over 40% expecting a rate rise before 2018, up from 12% in...

EuropeShares in Pendragon (LON:PDG) plunged by 18% today after the company stated that full-year pre-tax profits would be £60 million, and that is a significant decline on its previous guidance...

US futures are relatively flat ahead of the open on Monday, but sentiment remains very positive as we head into a key week for corporate earnings.With 185 S&P 500 companies due to report on the...

It's a familiar narrative for the UK. Strong job growth but signs of a weakening consumer on the back of paltry income growth squeezed by higher inflation. Yet markets are convinced the Bank of...

By Jason MartinWhile traders widely anticipate the Federal Reserve to undertake the next increase in interest rates in December, there is one hike that policymakers and markets seem to have forgotten...

Market OverviewThe dollar bulls have taken another leap forward as Friday’s moves higher on Treasury yields have been sustained into the new trading week. Tax reform/fiscal expansion in the US...

The big political story of the weekend was the Japanese general election result. Incumbent Shinzo Abe, who called the snap election, managed to pull off something Theresa May could not do in the UK,...

UK and US Q3 GDP readings! The latest ECB rate vote and press conference! A slew of manufacturing and services PMIs! There’s so much stuff to look forward to this week – sadly none of it...