MarketPulse

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...

Indices rebound Oil China trade data Stocks pare losses as we head into the weekend Investors look set for a day of reprieve on Friday, as futures and Asian trade overnight suggest we’re not on...

Bloodbath in Markets as Trump Points Finger at the FedEuropean stocks are set to become the latest casualty in the global sell-off that has rattled markets over the last 24 hours, as investors worry...

Investors remain risk averse as multiple concerns weighRelatively flat sessions across much of Asia and some weakness in Europe on Wednesday is taking its toll on US futures ahead of the open on Wall...

Wednesday October 10: Five things the markets are talking aboutU.S treasury yields are largely stable, after declining from their seven-year high print yesterday. Euro equities are on the back foot...

US markets Brexit UK Data Oil Investors remain risk averse as multiple concerns weigh Relatively flat sessions across much of Asia and some weakness in Europe on Wednesday is taking its toll on US...

Robbins and Barnier make progress on Irish border; Tria seeks to calm investors but stands by budget; Dollar softens as Trump once again attacks Fed hikes; Oil pares gains as IMF lowers growth...

Tuesday October 9: five things the markets are talking aboutThe first day back in a holiday-shortened trading week again sees U.S Treasury yields creeping higher, trading atop of their seven-year high...

A bank holiday in the US and Canada on Monday should ensure we see thin trade at the start of the week, with news flow and economic releases from that side of the pond also likely being fairly...

Naturally whenever we see an NFP in the low hundred thousands, questions are asked about what went wrong in the labour that month and whether it’s a sign of things to come but this time that is...

US jobs report could add to abundance of positive data this week; Higher rates raise more concerns for emerging markets Was Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) commitment on wages a sign of an end to low earnings...

Friday October 5: Five things the market is talking aboutThe granddaddy of economic indicators – U.S non-farm payrolls (NFP) for September – will be released later this morning (8:30 am...

Hawkish Powell the catalyst for higher yields; India coming under scrutiny as USD rally and oil prices raise concerns; Gold resilient to recent USD gains. Yields are on the rise on Thursday which...

It’s been a slightly more positive start to trading on Wednesday as investors welcome reports that the Italian government will seek to reduce the deficit over the next few years.Investors...

Wednesday October 3: Five things the markets are talking aboutEuropean markets have so far shrugged off losses in Asia to post gains this morning amid hopes that Italy’s budget deficit could be...

Tuesday Oct 2: Five things the markets are talking aboutCapital markets are in a sombre mood as a number of reasons for caution come to the fore. Brexit rhetoric and the Italian government’s...