MarketPulse

On the whole, global equities have advanced in the overnight session along with U.S equity futures as investors and traders return from a U.S and a U.K bank holiday. The ‘big’ dollar has...

Monday May 27: Five things the markets are talking aboutGlobal markets continue to weather some erratic turbulence now that the U.S and China have hit each other with increased tariffs and ended their...

Prime Minister Theresa May said on Friday she would step down on June 7, succumbing to calls in her governing Conservative Party to make way for a new leader to try to break an impasse over...

Thursday May 23: Five things the markets are talking aboutU.S equity futures and European bourses are again under pressure, following Asian stocks lower, as Sino-U.S trade tensions show little sign of...

Tuesday May 21: Five things the markets are talking aboutEuropean equities along with U.S. futures are trading a tad higher following a mixed session in Asia overnight as the Sino-U.S trade-war...

Auto-tariff delay temporarily appeases investorsEquity markets are marginally in the red again on Thursday, with US futures in a similar position, as investors continue to weigh up the ongoing trade...

Global stocks are struggling to maintain Tuesdays gains as U.S futures have pared some of their earlier overnight advances, while Euro stocks have edged lower. In Asia, China led equity gains...

This week begins again with global equity markets on the back foot, sovereign debt in demand, and the risk averse go-to positioning investors primary trade. Bets on a Fed rate cut are also now gaining...

Markets Back In The Red As Tariffs IncreaseEuropean markets are mostly lower at the start of the week and the US is expected to open even deeper in the red after talks between the US and China broke...

Oil prices are back in negative territory in early European trade after being given a temporary boost a day earlier as EIA reported an expected inventory drawdown of just shy of four million barrels...

The Sino-U.S trade war escalation remained front and center in capital markets overnight.Global equities along with U.S stock futures continue to face pressure with time running out for U.S tariffs to...

We’re in risk aversion mode in the markets as investors prepare for the prospect of tariffs on Friday rather than a trade deal between the world’s two largest economies.The breakdown in...

Global equities were mixed overnight as a slew of trade headlines continued to batter markets. U.S Treasury yields have managed to back up a tad while the U.S dollar confines itself to...

It won’t come as a surprise to anyone to learn that attention is primarily on US/China trade talks again on Tuesday, after the prospect of a deal on Friday quickly turned into the threat of new...

The latest U.S jobs report showed that hiring picked up in April, with the unemployment rate falling to its lowest level in 50-years. It gave a boost to major U.S stock indexes and weighed on the...

US jobs report to show fears are overhyped?It’s been an action-packed week in the markets, particularly over the last couple of days and fortunately, that’s not letting up today. The US...