By Craig Erlam It’s been a rough start to the week for stock markets, with trade data from China not helping to lift the mood at a time when we’re already seeing
By Naeem Aslam The US jobs number failed to bring a massive surprise on either side. Non-farm payrolls rose by 187,000 in July, falling short of the market expectation of 200,000 and
By Edward Moya US stocks wavered as a key Federal Reserve survey showed loan growth is weakening and that the economy should steadily weaken. The Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) indicates
By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rates by 25-basis points on Wednesday; anything else would be a shocker.
By Craig Erlam Equity markets are treading water at the start of what is going to be a very lively week. There are some huge central bank meetings this week, the most
By Naeem Aslam US and European stock futures are pointing to a lower open Monday as investors continue to digest the economic data released last week and are concerned about the implications
By Craig Erlam It was a mixed trading session on Thursday as we got more evidence of economic resilience from the US which has left investors wondering whether they’ve once again underestimated
By Naeem Aslam European and US futures are trading modestly higher to kick off the week, while investors are wondering what is in store for the markets in H2 of this year,
By Craig Erlam Markets ended the week on a positive note, but there remains enormous uncertainty around inflation and interest rates that look set to continue throughout the summer. Expectations are changing
By Craig Erlam The ECB raised interest rates by another 25 basis points on Thursday and signaled there’s more to come as it significantly revised up its core inflation forecasts for this
