Focus on central banks

By Craig Erlam A slightly positive start to trading on Thursday, as traders eye ECB minutes early afternoon and the start of the Jackson Hole Symposium. The minutes will likely provide further

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On the fence

By Craig Erlam   A relatively slow session so far in the middle of the week, with the focus very much still on the Federal Reserve and interest rates ahead of the Jackson

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Markets whacked by hawkish Fed worries

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM   Asian shares were in the red on Tuesday, tracking a heavy sell-off on Wall Street overnight as concerns over upcoming aggressive Fed hikes sapped

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Nervously awaiting Jackson Hole

By Craig Erlam   Stock markets were off to a bad start on Monday as investors question whether the recovery trade has gone too far. Last week brought an end to the late

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Markets worried by recession fears

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian shares edged cautiously higher on Tuesday, tracking a rebound in Wall Street overnight, despite disappointing economic data from China and the US fuelling

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Fed isn’t popping champagne

By Moody’s Analytics U.S. consumers finally got a little relief on the inflation front in July because of a significant decline in gasoline prices, but the Federal Reserve isn’t going to celebrate

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Markets cautious post-jobs report

By Craig Erlam A relatively slow start to the week as investors continue to digest Friday’s jobs report and what it means for financial markets, just as some optimism was returning. The

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A debatable recession

By Craig Erlam It’s been quite the 24 hours in financial markets, one I feel many will be trying to work out for many weeks to come. The Fed on Wednesday raised

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Powell sparks ‘buy everything’ rally

By Jeffrey Halley         You had the feeling that Wall Street, with perpetually itchy buy-button trigger fingers, was primed for this FOMC. As expected, the FOMC raised the Fed Funds target by 0.75%,

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