By Craig Erlam We’re in for another day of risk-off trade, with parts of Asia recording heavy losses and Europe opening on the backfoot. Fear of tightening-induced recessions has wiped out the
By Moody’s Analytics If there was any doubt that the Federal Reserve was serious about taming inflation, it should be gone after the September meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee as
By Craig Erlam Stock markets aren’t faring too badly on Thursday, which is surprising considering how eventful the last 24 hours have been. While the Fed’s hawkish rate hike is probably the
By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group All eyes are on the Fed’s incoming policy signals due later Wednesday, with US interest rates set to be raised to their highest
By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM European shares edged cautiously higher on Tuesday as investors braced for a busy trading week, jampacked with central bank decisions and headlined by the
By Craig Erlam Investors appeared relatively pleased with Friday’s U.S. jobs report, despite some initial choppy trade following the release. The headline non-farm payrolls figure was a little larger than expected at
Suggestions by Liz Truss that the Bank of England’s independence is under threat, will spook markets, warns the CEO of a leading financial advisory and fintech. The warning from Nigel Green, chief
From January to June 2022, the Federal Reserve increased the key policy rate by 150 basis points (bps) and GlobalData predicted that the Fed’s further rate hike of 75 bps in July
By Craig Erlam It’s been quite the 24 hours in financial markets, one I feel many will be trying to work out for many weeks to come. The Fed on Wednesday raised
By Jeffrey Halley Volatility was the winner overnight, with a multitude of data points and events leaving market price action messier than a teenager’s bedroom. The European Central Bank surprised markets by
