A mixed day in stock markets

By Craig Erlam Tuesday was a mixed day that saw European indices slip a little into the red, while Wall Street enjoyed better returns of more than 1%. US equities managed decent

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Volatile week ahead for financial markets?

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Stocks in Asia traded cautiously on Tuesday, following a negative close on Wall Street overnight as growth concerns, inflation worries and geopolitical tensions hit

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A Bullard in a China shop

By Jeffrey Halley The ‘who can be the most hawkish Fed President’ quiz continued overnight as James Bullard came out swinging, suggesting that Fed Funds may need to rise to a “neutral”

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China GDP beat reveals cracks

By Jeffrey Halley With most of Europe, as well as Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand on holiday on Monday, the focus has been on the tier-1 data releases from China. China

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ECB’s unhelpful ambiguity

By Craig Erlam European stocks edged higher Thursday ahead of the long bank holiday weekend; ending the week not far from where they started as investors mull the latest policy decisions, inflation

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Hawks fill the skies

By Jeffrey Halley The procession of central banks hiking rates in an attempt to see off inflation has continued over the last 24 hours. The Bank of Canada hiked by 0.50% overnight,

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Ending a bad week on a positive note

By Craig Erlam The stock market recovery has stalled this week, despite indices ending on a positive note as investors digest the latest speak from central banks. Naturally, front and centre is

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Markets snooze into week’s end

By Jeffrey Halley New York had a relatively quiet session overnight, with Europe’s announcement that its next round of sanctions would include Russian coal imports, having no impact on energy prices. A

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