By Craig Erlam Equity markets are bouncing back on Tuesday after a risk-averse start to the week, buoyed perhaps by some promising Fed commentary on Monday. It would appear the recent surge
By Craig Erlam We’re seeing a little more risk-aversion in the markets at the start of the week which is understandable, considering the unfortunate events in Israel over the weekend. The surprise
By Craig Erlam Equity markets edged higher in the run up to the US jobs report on Friday, a release that could set the tone in the markets ahead of next month’s
By Craig Erlam It’s been a wild couple of days in financial markets from a potential FX intervention to interest rate decisions and vast amounts of economic data, not to mention a
By Craig Erlam The Australian dollar softened Tuesday after the RBA opted to leave the Cash Rate at 4.1%, but warned some further tightening may be required. The decision and statement –
By Craig Erlam Manufacturing PMIs released throughout Monday made for pretty miserable reading and even those in China barely registered any growth after a lengthy period of contraction. The Chinese data did
By Craig Erlam European stock markets were performing well at the end of the week after spending much of the past days in the red on the back of fresh interest rate
By Craig Erlam Another mixed session in Europe on Thursday with US stocks pointing to a similar open on Wall Street despite some promising inflation figures from the euro area. While the
By Craig Erlam Equity markets are pretty flat in the middle of the week, struggling to pick themselves up off the floor as investors worry about higher-for-longer interest rates and the economy.
By Craig Erlam We’re seeing plenty of different approaches from central banks as they wrap up their tightening cycles, with the Bank of England on Thursday surprising with a hold, while not
