By Edward Moya Wall Street is watching a global bond market selloff get uglier as US stocks wavered late Thursday ahead of massive earnings from Apple and Amazon. A lot of economic
By Edward Moya US stocks are getting hit with a one-two punch on the Fitch US sovereign downgrade overnight and expectations the US Treasury will continue to boost the size of their
By Edward Moya US stocks wavered as a key Federal Reserve survey showed loan growth is weakening and that the economy should steadily weaken. The Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey (SLOOS) indicates
By Craig Erlam Equity markets are treading water at the start of what is going to be a very lively week. There are some huge central bank meetings this week, the most
By Craig Erlam It’s been a long time coming, but inflation in the UK is finally on the decline and in a rare show of good news, it’s falling at a faster
By Craig Erlam It’s shaping up to be quite a relaxed end to the week, one in which we’ve seen stellar gains on the back of encouraging inflation data from the US.
By Craig Erlam The UK economy posted a small contraction in May which was much better than forecast, as the country continues to show strong resilience in the face of significant pressures.
By Craig Erlam Markets are buzzing at the US open on Wednesday, with investors buoyed by a very promising inflation report from the US. The CPI report not only beat the headline
By Craig Erlam It’s been a slow start to the week, but there’s still plenty to look forward to, most notably the US inflation data on Wednesday. Friday’s jobs report did nothing
By Craig Erlam Federal Reserve policymakers may well be dreading Friday’s NFP jobs report after Thursday’s ADP number once again obliterated estimates, coming in more than double the consensus forecast. That’s almost
