By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian shares were mixed on Thursday following a rally on Wall Street overnight as markets offered an initial positive reaction to the Federal Reserve’s
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at Exinity Group The highest inflation in 39 years, volatile equity markets, a flattening bond yield curve, and a spreading new Covid-19 variant have all hit
By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group Risk assets are taking comfort from subsiding fears surrounding the Covid Omicron variant, with stock markets extending this week’s relief rally. Asian indices
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM A wave of risk aversion upset European markets on Tuesday as concerns over the effectiveness of existing Covid-19 vaccines against the Omicron virus left
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM The mood across European markets darkened on Tuesday as surging Covid-19 cases on the continent dented risk sentiment. Austria reintroduced a national lockdown on
By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group Asian stocks were in the red on Wednesday, along with US and European futures, while the benchmark dollar index (DXY) held on to
By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group Asian stocks are mostly in the green, in step with US stocks that rose to new record highs. The dollar index is not
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at Exinity Central banks are taking steps toward normalising monetary policies. Economic growth already seems to have peaked; inflation is trending higher, short term interest rates
By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at Exinity Inflation risks, US Big Tech earnings, ongoing Delta ‘Plus’ Covid concerns, and the upcoming ECB meeting are all on investors’ radars this week. Stocks
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Risk appetite flickered to life on Thursday as progress on debt ceiling talks in the United States and Russia’s offer to stabilise energy markets
