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Deteriorating US-China relations not yet reflected in markets

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Tensions between the world’s two largest economies are on the rise. After ordering the shutdown of China’s consulate in Houston and claiming two Chinese

23rd July 2020

Markets/World

COVID19: Record US cases can’t halt equity rally in world markets

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM Equity markets have pushed higher in Asia following an impressive last hour rally on Wall Street on Wednesday. The record daily increase in COVID-19

9th July 2020

Markets/World

More volatility ahead as virus spreads

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM “Coronavirus deaths topped 500,000 worldwide”, was the first headline to grab investors’ attention Monday morning. The mission is unaccomplished and the virus is still

29th June 2020

Markets/World

It’s a grim outlook, so Wall Street is too optimistic

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM The short-term economic outlook is looking terrible and it is likely to become even worse as more data is published. Wednesday’s US ADP labour

7th May 2020

Markets/World

Three investment reasons to be cheerful amid economic upheaval

As the world faces the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression and many people are going through extremely hard times, we also need to focus on the compelling positives there are

20th April 2020

Markets/World

In markets vs economy, Covid-19 remains the big unknown

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at FXTM The 31% rally in the S&P 500 since hitting a bottom of 2,191 on March 23 has been truly incredible. Economic factors should be

20th April 2020

Markets/World

Volatility subsides as markets await next Covid-19 development

By Han Tan, Market Analyst at FXTM Asian stocks are mixed while US futures are lower on Wednesday, as investors struggle to justify recent gains amid the ominous global economic outlook. Still,

1st April 2020

Markets/World

Equity market volatility resembles 2008’s final quarter, says Moody’s

By John Lonski, Chief Economist, Moody’s Capital Markets Research From the perspective of the U.S. equity market, COVID-19 is the worst natural disaster ever. After setting a record high on February 19,

22nd March 2020

Markets/World