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A rebounding manufacturing PMI couldn’t do much for the FTSE, which spent Wednesday morning with a retail sector headache.October’s PMI came in at 56.3 against the 55.8 forecast and the...

Bullish sentiment in Europe continues as the Continent’s political and macroeconomic outlook has improved.The DAX is playing catch-up after being closed yesterday due to Reformation Day, and the...

On Thursday the Bank of England will announce its latest interest rate decision, it will also release its Inflation Report all at 12:00 GMT, before Governor Mark Carney speaks at 12:30 GMT. The market...

The latest data on the UK manufacturing sector has come in as a little better than expected with the PMI reading for October beating forecasts and rising to 56.3. The pound has reacted positively to...

It’s the start of November, and with it begins an absurdly busy 3 days, flush with manufacturing and services PMIs, Fed and BoE meetings and a potentially blockbuster non-farm Friday. The entire...

US markets posted their seventh successive monthly gain in October, while markets in Europe also had a decent month, with the FTSE100 making its best gain since May. The EuroStoxx 50 also...

Despite a very good afternoon for data the Dow Jones and dollar were reticent to do much this Tuesday, investors holding back ahead of tomorrow’s Fed statement. The CB consumer confidence...

Later this week the Bank of England looks set to pull the trigger on the first rise in interest rates since 2007, when it is expected that the base rate will be lifted back to 0.5%, in the process...

US equity markets are on course to open a little higher on the final trading day of the month, with the S&P 500 and Dow eyeing new record highs as more companies line up to report on the third...

It was a mixed morning for the eurozone, with a stellar Q3 GDP reading countered by a dip in the region-wide inflation figures. Not only did the third quarter growth reading come in at 0.6%, higher...

Stock markets in Europe are in positive territory as the political situation in Spain has cooled somewhat. The German market is closed today as the country celebrates Reformation Day, and with a major...

The eurozone gets a brief moment in the spotlight this Tuesday, before investor attention firmly turns to the US and UK from Wednesday onwards. It’s the first look at the region’s third...

The Markets are waiting now to know Trump's nominee to take Janet Yellen office as a new Fed's Chairman but what could Trump's choice lead to?Trump is planning for replacing The Fed's Chief Yellen who...

Sterling continued to strengthen on Monday, as investors spent a relatively quiet afternoon eyeing Thursday’s Bank of England rate vote. Cable climbed 0.4%, sporadically crossing $1.318, while...