By Jeffrey Halley Equity markets were higher in Asia Thursday as US index futures rallied after Facebook-parent Meta posted minuscule growth in user numbers, along with robust financials. The results came too
By Craig Erlam A little bit of positivity seems to have returned to the markets on Wednesday, but there’s still plenty of underlying unease amid a mixed bag of earnings and rising
By Jeffrey Halley The Ukraine/Russia conflict has suffered some headline fatigue of late, and more than a little complacency by the world’s financial markets, as China’s slowdown fears grabbed centre-stage. The economic
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian markets were wrapped in caution Tuesday as investors nursed the nasty hangover from the previous day’s rout as fears over the impact of
By Craig Erlam Stock markets pushed higher again on Thursday, with the Nasdaq taking part this time after Tesla reported strong figures for the first quarter. The doom and gloom following Netflix
By Craig Erlam Wednesday was slightly better for stock markets in Europe as they continued to fluctuate in the same ranges they’ve traded in for the last month. US indices had a
By Jeffrey Halley With most of Europe, as well as Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand on holiday on Monday, the focus has been on the tier-1 data releases from China. China
By Craig Erlam European stocks edged higher Thursday ahead of the long bank holiday weekend; ending the week not far from where they started as investors mull the latest policy decisions, inflation
By Jeffrey Halley The FOMC minutes were released overnight and signalled a faster pace of balance sheet runoff than on previous occasions, targeting $95 billion per month from September, easing into the
Oil prices soared Thursday on tensions surrounding key producer Russia, as equities diverged with traders also tracking interest rate decisions and China’s pledge to support volatile markets. The price of benchmark oil
