US housing up, but at slower pace

House prices in the US continued to rise in October, but at a slower rate for the second month in a row, according to Alpha Bank’s Cyprus Treasury bulletin. Despite the slowdown,

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US retail sales up 8.5% to Christmas

US retail sales were up 8.5% during the pre-Christmas period of November 1 to December 24, a period that included Black Friday and Thanksgiving, overshadowing worries of a fallout from Covid-19 on

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Calm before the storm in oil markets?

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday as oil prices rallied after OPEC+ abandoned output talks with no new date set for more discussions. European

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Wild, wobbly or whimpering Wednesday

By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM Asian stocks and US equity futures are mixed as investors brace for imminent cross currents on Wednesday, including the latest FOMC policy outlook, US President

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Fed feelgood factor fades

By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM Asian stocks are in the red after US benchmark indices pulled back from record highs on Thursday, with stocks on the Nasdaq unable to hang

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Stocks cool off from record highs

By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM The rally in global stocks is taking a breather before the weekend, having posted a new record high on Thursday. Most Asian benchmark indices are

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