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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...
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....
Confidence shaken – EU consumer confidence has tumbled due to the war in Ukraine, while clearly inflation is the big kitchen table worry. PMIs this morning point to surging input cost...
Bond markets are on the move as the US 10-yr jumped north of 2.3%, though stock markets are not looking too bothered right now. European bourses trade mildly higher this morning after a soft session...