By Craig Erlam We saw very mixed trade on Thursday, with the Nasdaq making strong gains of more than 1.5%, the Dow and S&P treading water, and Europe mostly in the red.
By Craig Erlam It’s been a tough trading day, with UK inflation data sending worrying signals, while the RBNZ seemed to declare ‘job done’ in its inflation battle. The headline UK inflation
By Craig Erlam Equity markets were broadly lower on Tuesday as traders monitor debt ceiling talks in Washington, take note of new IMF forecasts, and hear fresh warnings from the Saudi Energy
By Jameel Ahmad, Chief Analyst at CompareBroker.io From an economic data perspective, the main focus on Tuesday is the flash PMI readings from across Europe. The looming shadow in the background is
By Craig Erlam It would appear we’re heading into the weekend on a slightly more upbeat note, with stock markets posting decent gains, optimism rising over debt ceiling negotiations, and UK consumers
By Jameel Ahmad, Chief Analyst at CompareBroker.io Market sentiment is in line to conclude weekly trading more upbeat and with the hope that an agreement to raise the US debt ceiling will
By Craig Erlam Stock markets are treading water on Tuesday, with the jobs number from the UK not inspiring and Chinese data also highlighting weakness in the recovery. UK jobs data was
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Most Asian equities were mixed on Tuesday as investors digested weaker-than-expected Chinese economic data. Industrial production and retail sales data from the world’s second-largest
Portfolio investors and fund managers have dumped petroleum futures and options, reversing the buying frenzy inspired by the production cuts announced by Saudi Arabia and its OPEC-plus allies at the start of
By Craig Erlam We saw a slightly softer trading session on Tuesday as investors eye crucial inflation data on Wednesday. We’ve finally reached the point at which the Federal Reserve may be
