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All eyes on Fed as investors fret about US regional banks

By Craig Erlam The Federal Reserve will announce its latest interest rate decision later Wednesday and investors will be hanging on every word in light of recent banking sector instability. This was

3rd May 2023

Markets/World

Investors cautious ahead of Fed, ECB

By Craig Erlam Investors appear to be treading carefully ahead of some key interest rate announcements this week, most notably the Fed on Wednesday and the ECB a day later. Eurozone inflation

2nd May 2023

Markets/World

‘Too big to fail’ gets bigger, ISM pressure on Fed

By Edward Moya Wall Street is breathing a sigh of relief as the largest US lender, JPMorgan, will acquire First Republic Bank. It is starting to look like a few major banking

2nd May 2023

Markets/World

Manufacturing woes continue, optimism in services

By Craig Erlam Another mixed day of trade in stock markets on Friday as UK consumers become increasingly less pessimistic, but spend less and global manufacturing slumps further. UK spending slips in

21st April 2023

Markets/World

Rally stalls amid rate hike uncertainty

By Craig Erlam European markets are in the red on Thursday in what continues to be a choppy week of trading driven by economic and interest rate uncertainty. We’re now at a

20th April 2023

Markets/World

Investors turn hawkish amid stubborn inflation report

By Craig Erlam Inflation remains a major concern for central banks and recent data highlights just how far there is to go, something policymakers will be hoping changes very soon. Major headache

19th April 2023

Markets/World

Mixed data for China, UK sees markets tread water in Europe

By Craig Erlam We’re seeing relatively flat trading again on Tuesday amid mixed economic data from China overnight. The world’s second-largest economy grew by 4.5% in the first quarter as it emerged

18th April 2023

Markets/World

Risk rally faded as inflation concerns remain

By Edward Moya US stocks initially rallied after the March inflation report showed consumer prices are decelerating, prompting bets that the Fed might be done tightening. Wall Street wants the Fed to

12th April 2023

Markets/World

Oil drifts lower, Gold back at $2000

By Edward Moya Crude prices are drifting lower as most energy traders are still on the sidelines until we get a clearer picture on the global growth outlook. There have been a

11th April 2023

Markets/World

Cracks appearing in US labour market?

By Craig Erlam We’re seeing some cautious trading ahead of the jobs report on Friday, with Thursday’s jobless claims data offering signs of cracks appearing in the labour market. That primarily came

6th April 2023

Markets/World