By Naeem Aslam Friday’s biggest and most important economic report, the US NFP data, came much higher than expectations. The price of gold was well on track to finish the week
By Craig Erlam The first US jobs report of the year was an early reminder to investors that things don’t always go their way, despite the experience of the last couple of
By Craig Erlam An exceptional end to the year has left markets with a lot to live up to in 2024, with huge rate cuts and a soft landing now among the
By Craig Erlam There’s been a lot of talk this week whether investors have become too optimistic about interest rate cuts next year and Friday’s jobs report may have brought some crashing
By Craig Erlam US stocks were off to a decent start again on Wednesday, buoyed by data that pointed to further weakness in the jobs market and additional disinflationary pressures. There’s no
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Market Analyst at FXTM European stocks were a mixed bag on Tuesday as investors digested a cut in China’s credit rating to ‘negative’ from ‘stable’ by Moody’s amid
By Craig Erlam It was a relatively subdued start to trading on Monday and the US saw a similar open, with stock markets struggling to maintain the momentum from the second half
By Craig Erlam The Federal Reserve could not have hoped for a better NFP jobs report on Friday, but it will need to be one of a number of positive economic reports
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 Lukman Otunuga, Senior Market Analyst at FXTM Asian shares staged a rebound on Thursday following the broadly positive cues from Wall Street overnight as plunging oil prices and weak US jobs
