Neil Wilson

It’s all about the Fed meeting today. The Fed is about to attempt to untie the Gordian knot of inflation with a sledgehammer. Fed funds futures indicate 95% of 125bps of hikes over the next two...

Whoops...Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) shares plunged 12% on very high volumes as investors worried that Elon Musk would be forced to sell down a tonne of his stock to finance the $21bn cash element of his...

Of course. Twitter’s board caved and it will now be sold to Elon Musk for about $44bn. Seems a snip for the 'digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are...

European stock markets are deeply negative in early trade on Monday after a steep sell-off on Wall Street on Friday against the familiar backdrop of inflation and rising interest rates. The FTSE 100...

In case you were in any doubt: Lael Brainard, a Fed governor and vice-chair in-waiting, notably the leading voice on the more dovish wing of the FOMC, began a speech yesterday with quotes from Paul...

A generally weaker start for European equity indices this morning, with a sharp move lower for the DAX in particular versus where the futures had been pointing overnight. US stocks finished higher on...

Oil prices are lower, with Brent futures around $102, testing key trend support after US president Joe Biden ordered the release of 1m barrels of oil per day from strategic reserve for 6 months to...

European stock markets are a bit higher again today as oil prices slide back. Crude slipped lower, with WTI taking a $100 handle for a time, as the White House indicated it would release as much as...

Quote of the day: “The Fed’s application of its framework has left it behind the curve in controlling inflation. This, in turn, has made a hard landing virtually inevitable" - former NY Fed President...

European stocks are higher out of the gate on Monday. Ukraine sounded ready to make a number of concessions to call off the war, including neutral status, though any progress seems difficult still....