Markets eager for Fed hike pause

By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group Markets are widely expecting a 25-basis point hike by the Federal Reserve on Wednesday; anything else would be a shocker. What’s less certain

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A dovish shift from the Fed

By Craig Erlam   Equity markets in Europe opened a little lower on Thursday following a very mixed session in Asia and some heavy selling on the other side of the pond on

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Markets bouncing back

By Craig Erlam   Stock markets bounced back on Tuesday as some calm returns following the UBS takeover of Credit Suisse and traders look ahead to the Fed on Wednesday. It’s been a

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Finally hitting home

By Craig Erlam   Equity markets are ending the week in the red after finally falling victim to the persistent disappointment of US economic data on Thursday. It’s taken a lot, but it

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Market caution returns on hot US CPI data

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM   Asian shares flashed red on Wednesday along with US futures as investors evaluated sticky American inflation data and remarks from Fed officials. European futures

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Surprisingly optimistic

By Craig Erlam   It’s been a promising start to the week in financial markets, albeit one built on surprising optimism ahead of Tuesday’s US inflation report. I would expect to see a

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Market mood stabilises ahead of Powell

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian markets stabilised somewhat on Tuesday morning following the broadly negative cues from Wall Street overnight, as concerns over higher US interest rates left

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