Oil surges as equities steady

By Craig Erlam It’s been a flat start to the week in equity markets, with Europe posting marginal losses or gains. There’s been so much to absorb in recent weeks and while

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Caution going into the weekend

By Craig Erlam Investors are opting for caution at the end of another strong rebound week, with equity markets a little lower as we near the close. The rebound we’ve seen over

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Stocks buckle as Ukraine fears linger

Stock markets retreated on Friday at the end of a highly volatile week rocked by twists and turns in the Ukraine crisis and concerns about interest rate hikes. Asia’s main equity markets closed

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Equity bulls deflated by hawkish Fed

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Stock markets are limping into Thursday’s session in a frightened state after the minutes from the December Federal Reserve meeting pointed to a faster

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Volatility return is safest bet for 2022

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at Exinity Group Equity markets had another fabulous year in 2021 with investors gaining double digit growth on their invested capital helped by continued fiscal stimulus,

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Markets gripped by Omicron menace

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM A wave of risk aversion upset European markets on Tuesday as concerns over the effectiveness of existing Covid-19 vaccines against the Omicron virus left

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Omicron selloff looks overstretched

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at Exinity Group Last Friday could be regarded as 2021’s worst day in financial markets. Risk-off sent stocks, oil prices, commodity currencies and Treasury yields sharply

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