MarketPulse

US equity markets are on course to open higher on the final trading day of the week, having recovered strongly following a tough start on Thursday to end the day in the green.The buy the dip mentality...

Buy the dip mentality put to the test on ThursdayWhile there were no major triggers for this morning’s decline, the finger is being pointed at the softer Chinese economic data and unrest in...

Earnings season in focus as stocks target new highsUS futures are pointing to another higher open on Wall Street on Wednesday, as companies prepare to report on the third quarter at a time when...

Oil and precious metals continue their comeback in Asia as the market breathes a collective sigh of relief with Macron’s victory.OILCrude has opened on a positive note in early Asian trading,...

Macron’s win sees investors and traders returning to risk assets.PRECIOUS METALSAsia’s open saw gold drop $20 on safe haven liquidation, following Macron’s win in the 1st round...

Decreasing tensions in Asia sees gold drop, but a murky French election will keep buyers interested on dips.Gold regained some of its losses overnight to open in Asia at 1288. The net effect, however,...

President Tump ordered the Syrian strikes over dessert with President Xi, stellar Australian employment and Chinese trade data, the flight to safety; it’s been quite a morning already.The USD...

Crude continued its great comeback into the finish of the week, as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East overrode an anaemic Non-Farm Payrolls and yet another jump in the Baker-Hugh’s Rig...

The Trump Trade on the RopesThe markets were looking rather positive for risk when I clocked out yesterday, as election fears in France subside after a steady performance from Macron. It all went...

Despite an early sell-off in Asia trading, crude has rallied to rest almost unchanged on the day.All said crude has held up reasonably well as the week starts, following Friday’s Baker Hughes...

While my colleagues in New York managed much better than expected, as the city sidestepped the worst of the winter storm Stella, there was little inspiration during Tuesday’s North American...

We remain in wait and see mode in the markets on Tuesday, with US futures closely tracking moves in Europe where indices are marginally lower as investors perch themselves on the fence ahead of...

Tuesday March 14: Five things the markets are talking aboutWith a Fed rate hike almost fully priced in by the markets for tomorrow, expect investors to be fully focused on Ms. Yellen’s press...

OPEC finds itself crossing its fingers that the price falls of last week are a washout of positioning and not a structural change.Both Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI) ended down some 9% last...

GBP/USD has reeled off five straight winning sessions, but that trend could end on Wednesday, as the pair has posted slight losses. Currently, the pair is trading at 1.3370. On the release front,...

European markets are poised to open moderately higher on Tuesday despite following a negative session in Asia overnight on the back of some disappointing trade figures from China.China recorded a...