MarketPulse

Oil rallies with equity marketsOil prices jumped overnight, as equity markets moved higher, which lead to a squeeze on short-term speculative oil positioning. Brent crude rose by 1.75% to USD42.50 a...

US stocks are off to a positive start as investors look beyond rising virus cases in the US and focus on the economic comeback that seems firmly priced in for next year. The S&P 500 and 30-stock...

US stocks are bouncing back as investors jump back on the mega-cap tech trade and after a couple battered cruise companies got upgraded. Optimism that stemmed from the restart of negotiations between...

Panic setting inA torrid start to the week for European stocks and the US isn’t faring much better early in the day, as rising Covid cases reignites fears of more restrictions, perhaps...

Tech stabilises after Thursday sell-offA relatively tame end to an otherwise wild week in financial markets, which saw tech volatility resume while the pound had its worst week since March on Brexit...

Focus Remains on TechEuropean stocks made impressive gains on Monday, playing a little catchup from the late rally on Wall Street on Friday and as the US celebrates Labor Day bank holiday. The tech...

Wall Street Poised For Best August in DecadesA rather flat end to an otherwise very good month, with indices from Europe to the US enjoying their best August in many years. There’s been nothing...

Markets Rally on Vaccine HopesA bumper start to the week as the Trump administration seeks to fast track a Covid vaccine and treatment, raising hopes that a solution may come to market faster than...

Trump Pushing For Pre-Election VaccineEurope is off to a strong start on Monday as investors play catch up following the late rally on Wall Street on Friday and as stocks in Asia make strong...

Decent Recovery After Early LossesEuropean stock markets are ending the day on a positive note, having recovered from a negative start to the session to grind out a decent return as the day...

Can Earnings Support the Rally?Stock markets have been given another lift this morning by another promising vaccine trial, this time from Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA), as the race to be the first to market...

How Forgiving Will Investors Be?Earnings season is upon us and investors are adopting a cautious approach as we await the first reports, with a huge cloud of uncertainty hanging over the season. We...

Rising Numbers in the US a Growing ConcernIt’s been a decent start to the week for stock markets, carrying over some momentum from Friday’s bounceback as we head into earnings season in a...

Indices Near Major SupportThe week got off to a promising start but its all been downhill from there and stock markets are on course to spend another day in the red on Friday, with some indices...

The Stimulus Keeps ComingEuropean stock markets are off to a decent start on Thursday, following a couple of days of declines as indices continue to linger close to recent highs. There’s no...

The global stock market rally showed some signs of running on empty as coronavirus cases reaccelerate for a third week and economic uncertainty as several countries reinstate stricter restrictions....