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Reflation trade pushes equities to new records

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Appetite for risk is not showing any signs of ebbing away. Asian stocks hovered near record highs in early Monday trade, with European and

8th February 2021

Markets/World

BoE threat of negative rates will lead to portfolio top-ups

The Bank of England’s threat of negative interest rates will encourage market-wise investors to increase their exposure to British stocks, as the UK’s central bank on Thursday committed to leaving interest rates

5th February 2021

Markets/World

Bye-bye frenzy, back to the old norm

By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM Markets are now revisiting a familiar script, with investors pushing broad asset classes higher on more signs pointing to a US economic recovery. Stock markets

5th February 2021

Markets/World

Have the rules changed for Dollar trading?

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Throughout the past few months, a risk rally ordinarily meant a weaker US Dollar. The DXY index, which measures the greenback’s value against a

4th February 2021

Markets/World

Cyprus yields €1 bln from international markets

Despite the pandemic, international markets have shown their trust in Cyprus’ economy, as the country generated €1 bln from the sale of a five-year Euro Medium Term Note (EMTN) with the lowest

2nd February 2021

Economy/Markets

Retail traders switch to silver following attack on hedge funds

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Earnings from big tech names, the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting, Covid stimulus aid, economic data and vaccines rollout were supposed to be the

1st February 2021

Markets/World

A week for the history books

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Words fail to describe the astonishing events over the past few days which have undoubtedly left a mark in the manuals of market trading

29th January 2021

Markets/World

Avoid being social media-fuelled stock hysteria, says fund manager

Investors need to exercise the utmost caution before joining social media-led stock frenzies, warned the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory and fintech organisations. The warning from Nigel

29th January 2021

Markets/World

‘Buy everything’ trade taken down a notch

By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM The S&P 500 fell 2.57% on Wednesday, its biggest single-day drop since October, as the benchmark index wiped out its year-to-date gains. Spot Gold is

28th January 2021

Markets/World

US equity futures jump as Biden tries to push through $1.9 trln aid

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM After a brief pause on Friday, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average are set to resume their rally Monday with futures of

25th January 2021

Markets/World