By Craig Erlam Equity markets were edging higher again Tuesday, a sign of gradually improving confidence following a relatively drama-free weekend. As we saw on Friday, anxiety remains high and things quickly
By Craig Erlam It’s been a relatively calm start to the week, with investors seemingly relieved that the weekend brought no fresh turmoil in the banking sector. That was clearly the fear
By Moody’s Analytics The Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week was as highly anticipated as any in recent memory. And that’s saying something given the turbulence of the past three years.
Investors will look beyond Thursday’s UK interest rate hike of 25 basis points and begin to top-up their portfolios with sectors that are able to maintain margin, according to the CEO of
The US Federal Reserve’s ‘big decision’ on interest rates was not really a decision at all, said the CEO of a leading independent financial advisory, after the US central bank announced a
By Craig Erlam Equity markets in Europe opened a little lower on Thursday following a very mixed session in Asia and some heavy selling on the other side of the pond on
The Bank of England is likely to continue increasing interest rates beyond its current level of 4% as UK inflation jumped unexpectedly in February, a leading financial advisor said, as the central
By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group The outcome from the ongoing FOMC meeting is shrouded in uncertainty. Still, markets are very much aware that the Federal Reserve is stuck
By Craig Erlam Stock markets bounced back on Tuesday as some calm returns following the UBS takeover of Credit Suisse and traders look ahead to the Fed on Wednesday. It’s been a
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian markets rose on Tuesday after Wall Street staged a rebound overnight as the historic takeover of Credit Suisse Group AG soothed concerns over
