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BoE in 3rd rate hike to 0.75% as Ukraine war fuels inflation

By Roland Jackson The Bank of England on Thursday hiked its main interest rate to its pre-pandemic level to combat runaway inflation that risks soaring far higher as the Ukraine conflict fuels energy costs.

17th March 2022

Markets/World

Oil surges on Russia tensions, Brent above $100

Oil prices soared Thursday on tensions surrounding key producer Russia, as equities diverged with traders also tracking interest rate decisions and China’s pledge to support volatile markets. The price of benchmark oil

17th March 2022

Energy/Markets/World

Emerging market banks face ‘high dollarisation risk’

The prospect of tighter US monetary policy increases the vulnerability of highly-dollarised emerging market banks to a spike in credit losses and pressures on their profitability, according to Moody’s. The rating agency

7th February 2022

Markets/World

Equities try to stabilise following sharp selloffs

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at Exinity January has been a month to forget for many investors after hundreds of billions of dollars were wiped out of equity and bond markets.

31st January 2022

Markets/World

Markets cautious ahead of Fed, Russia-Ukraine tensions

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian stocks flashed red Tuesday morning, alongside U.S futures after an explosively volatile session on Wall Street. Equity markets were flung on a chaotic

25th January 2022

Markets/World

Caution prevails as investors eye Omicron and Fed meeting

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM An air of caution gripped Asian markets on Tuesday as growing unease over the spread of the Omicron variant drained risk sentiment. The dollar

15th December 2021

Markets/World

Omicron selloff looks overstretched

By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist at Exinity Group Last Friday could be regarded as 2021’s worst day in financial markets. Risk-off sent stocks, oil prices, commodity currencies and Treasury yields sharply

29th November 2021

Markets/World

US stocks revel in earnings, G10 currencies await catalysts

By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group Most Asian markets were in the red Wednesday as concerns persist over contagion risks stemming from the Evergrande saga, a potentially souring global

27th October 2021

Markets/World

Markets stabilise while dollar surge continues

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian stocks were mixed on Thursday as investors evaluated the likely impact of surging energy prices and weak economic data from China. Despite the

30th September 2021

Markets/World