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 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 Naeem Aslam US and European stock futures are pointing to a lower open Monday as investors continue to digest the economic data released last week and are concerned about the implications
By Naeem Aslam Friday is an important day for markets, and market players are nervous about the most important economic data on the planet — the US non-farm payrolls data. The US
By Naeem Aslam European and US futures are trading modestly higher to kick off the week, while investors are wondering what is in store for the markets in H2 of this year,
By Craig Erlam A raft of weaker services surveys have weighed on sentiment in Europe at the start of the week, while Wall Street is more of a mixed bag. Investors are
By Edward Moya A red-hot labour market remains and that should keep the pressure on the Fed, which will also delay second half of the year recession calls. The May jobs report
By Craig Erlam A debt ceiling fiasco was averted late in the day and markets are ending the week on a positive note, as traders turn their attention to the US jobs
By Craig Erlam Investors may have underestimated the pace of disinflation this year if economic data this week is anything to go by, with US figures on Friday further enforcing the view
By Craig Erlam We saw very mixed trade on Thursday, with the Nasdaq making strong gains of more than 1.5%, the Dow and S&P treading water, and Europe mostly in the red.
