Choppy trade ahead of ECB

By Craig Erlam  Stock markets are understandably choppy so far this week, as Europe posts small gains with Italy being the outlier on Tuesday, up more than 1%. It’s shaping to be

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Confidence returns to Bitcoin

Bitcoin investors and traders were cheerful Tuesday as the prominent cryptocurrency maintained its price near $22,000 for the first time since June. The Bitcoin price has settled above the $21,500 resistance zone,

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On the ropes

By Craig Erlam Equity markets are tumbling again on Wednesday as the latest batch of inflation data delivered another heavy blow to sentiment. US inflation reached 9.1% in June, up from 8.6%

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Bracing for Big Wednesday

By Jeffrey Halley     Wednesday is shaping up to be a stormy day for markets, with plenty of chances to get dumped and held under the waves for a while. We have already

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Unease ahead of US inflation

By Craig Erlam Another day of significant unease in financial markets as investors nervously await US inflation data and the start of earnings season. The economic calendar goes up a couple of

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NFP says ‘What Recession!’

By Edward Moya The US economy is clearly not slowing as fast as many were thinking as the labour market remains robust. America added 372,000 NFP jobs in June, much better than

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A data-heavy end to the week

By Craig Erlam Markets saw choppy trading on Friday, heading into the weekend amid a flurry of economic data from across Europe. Things got underway with a plethora of PMI readings, although

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