Eyeing Davos and earnings

By Craig Erlam   A relatively muted start to the week amid lighter expected trade due to the US bank holiday, with Europe and much of Asia posting small gains. It’s been a

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Earnings to spoil the party?

By Craig Erlam It’s been another lively week in financial markets and one in which investors have become increasingly hopeful that 2023 won’t be as bad as feared. In a way, the

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Will U.S. inflation report deliver?

By Craig Erlam   European equity markets opened cautiously higher on Thursday, following a mixed session in Asia amid nerves around the U.S. inflation release later in the day. This inflation print has

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Fed pushing back

By Craig Erlam   European stock markets are trading softer on Tuesday following a similar session in much of Asia as invCestors turn more cautious ahead of Thursday’s US inflation data. The commentary

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Continuing encouragement

By Craig Erlam   The year got off to a promising start last week, buoyed by a goldilocks jobs report that left investors in a good mood going into another interesting period. Last

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Tech leading the way

By Craig Erlam  It’s been a mixed day of trade in Europe and the US opened marginally lower Thursday, as traders took a step back following a lively start to the year.

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Growing optimism?

By Craig Erlam  Equity markets pushed higher on Wednesday, buoyed by softer yields and some promising PMI revisions in Europe. It appears investors are increasingly coming around to the idea that central

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No more festive cheer

By Craig Erlam A mixed start to trading on Tuesday as traders return following the festive break to some rather gloomy forecasts for the coming year. The IMF is among those warning

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Still drifting…

By Craig Erlam We continue to drift into year-end with investors having little to cling onto that’s going to drive markets one way or another. That is so often the case this

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An eye on the New Year

By Craig Erlam We’re seeing choppy trade in financial markets on Wednesday in what is always quite thin trade as investors continue the festivities into the new year. And there’s certainly a

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