UK inflation hits 40-year high

By Craig Erlam European equity markets were a little flat on Wednesday, with inflation data in the morning once again offering a reminder of the struggles that lie ahead. There are also

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Sentiment shaky on growth worries

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM It’s a new week but the same old story for financial markets as global growth concerns and inflation fears leave investors on edge. Asian

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Flip-flop in the markets

By Jeffrey Halley It was another night of tail-chasing, this time led by Goldman Sachs that said a US recession is a real possibility and that the US Dollar might fall as

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Damage control

By Jeffrey Halley  New York had another tumultuous session overnight, dominated by noise from the crypto sector where (un)stable coins continued to suffer from untethering. Either the crypto noise was pushing equities

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Asia bets on China stimulus

By Jeffrey Halley  Mainland China stocks are leading the way higher Wednesday after onflation data showed a benign inflation landscape. Inflation YoY in April climbed to 2.10% (1.8% exp), and Inflation MoM

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Markets dive on growth fears  

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian equities remained under pressure on Tuesday as the massive sell-off across financial markets left investors bloodied and worried. Although European futures pointed to

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Bear market Friday

By Jeffrey Halley  A massive risk aversion wave swept markets overnight, with the Bank of England raising rates by 0.25% to 1.0% in a split decision (three members wanted 0.50%), in line

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PMI shocker from China, Fed hikes rates

By Jeffrey Halley  The extent of the impact of China’s Covid zero-policy on the domestic economy was highlighted Thursday morning as the Caixin Services PMI for April recorded its second-largest fall on

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Waiting for the Fed

By Jeffrey Halley  Markets are trading sideways in Asia, a continuation of the price action seen in New York, as the entire world awaits the outcome of the FOMC rate decision Wednesday

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Wild week ends

By Craig Erlam It’s been another wild ride in the markets this week, but indices are on course to end it roughly where they started. There has been a lot to digest

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