MarketPulse Analysis & Comment

Will ECB Meeting Be More Eventful Than Expected? By Craig Erlam - Oct 25, 2018 2

Current environment complicates ECB normalisation plansThe ECB meeting on Thursday was meant to be quite straightforward but in the current world of populism, trade wars and Brexit, this may be too...

Tuesday's Rebound Short-Lived As U.S. Futures Drift Lower Again By Craig Erlam - Oct 24, 2018

Markets in Asia and Europe have found some stability once again on Wednesday, with Tuesday’s recovery in the US providing some relief to investors around the globe.While we may be seeing some...

Bullying Up On Safe Havens By Dean Popplewell - Oct 23, 2018

Tuesday October 23: Five things the markets are talking aboutGlobal stocks have swung sharply lower overnight, amid growing fears about the health of the Chinese economy and a slew of geopolitical...

Sea Of Red As Risk Appetite Fizzles Out; Gold Safe Haven Demand Returns By Craig Erlam - Oct 23, 2018

Markets Fed Gold Risks pile up to derail investor sentiment There’s a sea of red in equity markets on Tuesday, as risk appetite is quickly dissolved and safe havens come back into favour. The...

Calm Before The Storm: U.S. GDP; ECB, BoC Rate Meetings; Q3 Earnings By Craig Erlam - Oct 22, 2018

Italy; Oil; Week ahead. Rome playing chicken with Brussels Monday has got off to a relatively uneventful start, by recent standards, with the same underlying risks continuing to dominate as markets...

5 Things The Market Is Talking About; Nervous Start To Week By Dean Popplewell - Oct 22, 2018

Monday October 22: Five things the markets are talking aboutGlobal equities remain better supported this Monday morning after Chinese stocks surged overnight on senior officials verbal...

Italian Budget, Brexit Concerns Enough Of Headache For EU By Craig Erlam - Oct 22, 2018

Markets Brexit and Italy Oil Chinese rally provides little boost elsewhere Surging stocks in China hasn’t provided much of a catalyst for similar moves elsewhere at the start of the week, with...

5 Things The Market Is Talking About: Pick Your Poison By Dean Popplewell - Oct 19, 2018

Friday October 19: Five things the markets are talking aboutGlobal concerns about rising yields, a deteriorating economic outlook and rising geopolitical tensions has capital markets closing out this...

Asia Rebound Leads Europe Higher By Craig Erlam - Oct 19, 2018

Markets Brexit Italy Sentiment improves even as China GDP disappoints European equity markets are poised for a more positive open on Friday, buoyed by the gradual improvement in Asian markets...

Fed Minutes Rattle Investors; May Risks Brexiteer Wrath By Craig Erlam - Oct 18, 2018

Markets Brexit UK Data Market sensitivity to Fed hikes evident again after minutes We’re seeing mixed trading in Europe so far on Thursday, following a less than impression in Asia overnight...

Fed Minutes Eyed As Markets Recover By Craig Erlam - Oct 17, 2018

US futures are trading slightly in the red on Wednesday, paring gains from the previous day as risk appetite continues to improve.Fed minutes in focus as markets rebound following sell-off A decent...

Little Hope For Brexit Breakthrough At EU Summit By Craig Erlam - Oct 17, 2018

Brexit Oil Trump/Fed Risk appetite appears to be gradually returning to markets following strong earnings-driven gains in the US overnight as attention now shifts to Brussels were Brexit talks will...

The Buck Cannot Find A Bid By Dean Popplewell - Oct 16, 2018

Tuesday October 16: Five things the markets are talking about The ‘big’ dollar came under pressure yesterday and is finding it difficult to gain much traction this morning as investors...

Markets Stable For Now But Risks Pile Up By Craig Erlam - Oct 16, 2018

Saudi Arabia, Brexit and Italy Oil UK and GBP Saudi in the spotlight as lies start to unravel Investors may not be feeling particularly comfortable yet but we are seeing some welcome stability in the...

Geopolitical Risks, Yields Dominate Proceedings By Dean Popplewell - Oct 15, 2018

Monday October 15: Five things the markets are talking aboutFollowing a weekend of warnings on global economic fragility from G10 finance leaders at an IMF meeting in Bali, has global equities...

Risk Aversion Remains At The Start Of The Week By Craig Erlam - Oct 15, 2018

Markets lower Brexit Oil Could strong retail sales report prompt more selling? Markets remain in risk aversion mode at the start of the week, with losses being recorded across Asia and Europe and US...

Friday’s Relief Rally In Full Swing By Dean Popplewell - Oct 12, 2018

Friday October 12: Five things the markets are talking aboutVolatility, in particular, for equities, has notched aggressively higher this week, now that sovereign bond yields are beginning to price...