Risk aversion sweeps across Europe

By Craig Erlam European stock markets are plunging at the start of the week following a day of mixed trade in Asia, with Gazprom’s supply-cut announcement on Friday weighing heavily on the

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A welcome US jobs report

By Craig Erlam Investors appeared relatively pleased with Friday’s U.S. jobs report, despite some initial choppy trade following the release. The headline non-farm payrolls figure was a little larger than expected at

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All eyes on U.S. jobs report

By Craig Erlam Stock markets in Europe opened positively on Friday after what has been an otherwise rotten week, while Asia was fairly mixed ahead of the US jobs report. It will

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Off to a bad start

By Craig Erlam There’s been a lot of economic data to digest so far on Thursday and yet nothing has really changed as far as markets are concerned, with September kicking off

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Sentiment slips in Europe

By Craig Erlam Stock markets in Europe turned lower again on Wednesday, while US futures are more mixed, similar to what we saw in Asia overnight. Conditions remain choppy in the aftermath

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A curious rebound

By Craig Erlam Stock markets were bouncing back on Tuesday following a rocky couple of weeks as investors grew nervous about the economic impact of tightening. Fed Chair Jerome Powell could not

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Stock selling continues, Europe in focus

By Edward Moya US stocks were declining Monday after a weekend filled with a worldwide central bank hawkishness reinforced the message that central bank tightening will deliver pain to households and businesses. ​

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All eyes on Jackson Hole

By Craig Erlam The day we’ve all been waiting for has finally arrived as Jerome Powell prepares for his keynote speech at Jackson Hole. Powell will have chosen his words very carefully,

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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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