By Craig Erlam Stock markets are treading water on Tuesday, with the jobs number from the UK not inspiring and Chinese data also highlighting weakness in the recovery. UK jobs data was
By Craig Erlam A day after the Bank of England upgraded growth and inflation forecasts for the UK, economic data confirmed on Friday the country posted growth (just) in the first quarter,
By Craig Erlam The Bank of England hiked interest rates by another 25 basis points on Thursday, taking the base rate to 4.5% while making significant tweaks to their economic forecasts. The
By Craig Erlam We saw a slightly softer trading session on Tuesday as investors eye crucial inflation data on Wednesday. We’ve finally reached the point at which the Federal Reserve may be
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
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
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
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
By Craig Erlam Equity markets are treading water in the middle of the week as investors weigh up what is next for the Fed following the surprise decline in JOLTS job openings,
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM European shares were painted green on Tuesday even as oil prices extended gains following the unexpected production cuts from OPEC+ on Sunday. However, a
