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BoE in focus, gold and oil struggle

By Naeem Aslam European markets and US futures are trading higher while investors wait for the two most important events to unfold, one of which will shape trading activity for the rest

9th May 2024

Markets/World

Investors on edge awaiting Fed news

By Naeem Aslam Investors and traders are very much on the edge as the biggest event of the year will unfold, as the Federal Reserve will announce its monetary policy rate

31st January 2024

Markets/World

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,

29th December 2021

Markets/World

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

28th December 2021

Markets/World

Stocks post record highs, Dow futures edging up

By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM US equity futures are pushing up to new highs amidst the risk-on party in equities. The MSCI ACWI index, which measures stock markets in both

9th April 2021

Markets/World

Risk sentiment shakes off vaccine concerns

By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM Asian stocks are mostly higher on Friday, while US equity futures are also pointing north, as risk appetite tries to overcome concerns over the efficacy

27th November 2020

Markets/World

What’s next after Q2 rally?

By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM Risk appetite is stepping hesitantly into the second half of the year, with most Asian stocks edging higher, while US futures slipped into the red

1st July 2020

Markets/World

Bitcoin ROI in last 5 years is 70x higher than average of five major indices

Bitcoin’s return on investment (ROI) over the last five years was 70.16 times higher than the average of five major indices, according to data gathered by Buyshares.co.uk, based on the average ROI for

30th June 2020

Markets/World

Risk assets defy US riots, DJIA recovers after 200 point drop

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Investors and traders were cautiously awaiting the market reaction to the violent protests in the US, as clashes between protesters and police spread out

1st June 2020

Markets/World

Unlimited support from central banks keeps markets energised

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Asian equities kicked off Monday trading on a positive note with most benchmarks rising more than 1%, led by a 2.5% rally in the

27th April 2020

Markets/World