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Hawkish Fed wages war on inflation

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

16th December 2021

Markets/World

Central banks pump $9 trln into economy amid pandemic

With the economy taking a hit due to the coronavirus pandemic, most central banks around the world resorted to enacting various quantitative easing (QE) measures to salvage the situation. However, leading economies

18th November 2021

Markets/World

Pound crumbles as BoE defies markets

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM In a move that confounded market expectations, the Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at a record low of 0.1%, even as it

5th November 2021

Markets/World

Markets cautious as investors eye central banks

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday as investors braced for a pivotal week, jampacked with key central bank meetings and economic reports from major

3rd November 2021

Markets/World

Stocks continue to ignore warning signs

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

2nd November 2021

Markets/World

Stocks pause after ‘buy-the-dip’ makes a comeback

Βy Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday, while European indices and US equity futures drifted in and out of negative territory. The buy-the-dip charge in

20th October 2021

Markets/World

Corporate earnings to drive sentiment

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian shares were up Tuesday morning, drawing strength from the tech-driven Wall Street rally overnight. It seems like solid corporate earnings have soothed concerns

19th October 2021

Markets/World

Fed points to tapering ‘soon’, BoE meeting in focus

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian markets moved higher on Thursday as concerns eased over troubled Chinese property giant Evergrande. In an effort to sooth jitters around the struggling

23rd September 2021

Markets/World

Markets brace for Fed’s tapering clues

By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group Markets are waiting with bated breath for what’s to come out of the FOMC meeting on Wednesday. Any tapering hints offered by the

22nd September 2021

Markets/World

Risk averse mood dominates markets

Βy Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at Exinity Group Investors sitting at their screens Monday morning are feeling a bit anxious. The red colour can be seen across markets from Asian stocks

20th September 2021

Markets/World