By Craig Erlam Another mixed day of trade in stock markets on Friday as UK consumers become increasingly less pessimistic, but spend less and global manufacturing slumps further. UK spending slips in
By Craig Erlam Stock markets were moving cautiously higher again on Tuesday as anxiety continues to subside in the aftermath of last month’s mini-banking crisis. RBA pauses The RBA paused its tightening
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
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 Craig Erlam It hasn’t been the most thrilling start to the week, but the good news is that it should improve from here as the US rejoins and the economic calendar
By Craig Erlam Equity markets are ending the week in the red after finally falling victim to the persistent disappointment of US economic data on Thursday. It’s taken a lot, but it
By Craig Erlam It’s been a promising start to the week in financial markets, albeit one built on surprising optimism ahead of Tuesday’s US inflation report. I would expect to see a
By Craig Erlam Equity markets are back in the red on Wednesday, as investors appear to prepare themselves for a disappointing earnings season for Big Tech. The last few weeks may turn
By Craig Erlam Not the most eventful start to the week, but that’s unlikely to last with earnings being a particular focus in the coming days. This is likely to be one
By Craig Erlam It’s been a solid start to the year for equity markets, but that optimism appears to be fading as policymakers queued up in Davos to push back against market
