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NFP report disappoints markets

By Naeem Aslam The US jobs number failed to bring a massive surprise on either side. Non-farm payrolls rose by 187,000 in July, falling short of the market expectation of 200,000 and

4th August 2023

Markets/World

Stocks and dollar waver on SLOOS

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

1st August 2023

Markets/World

BoJ surprises, strong French GDP, Gold to post losses

By Naeem Aslam The Bank of Japan has stolen the thunder with its monetary policy move, and it has done what it does best, which is create a massive knee-jerk reaction in

28th July 2023

Markets/World

Fed signals will guide markets to September

By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise its benchmark interest rates by 25-basis points on Wednesday; anything else would be a shocker.

26th July 2023

Markets/World

Caution ahead of central bank meetings, weaker PMIs

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

25th July 2023

Markets/World

Resilient economic data increases risk of a harder landing

By Craig Erlam It was a mixed trading session on Thursday as we got more evidence of economic resilience from the US which has left investors wondering whether they’ve once again underestimated

30th June 2023

Markets/World

Stock futures look beyond Russian event, Gold in focus

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,

26th June 2023

Markets/World

Ending week on a positive note, more central banks next week

By Craig Erlam Markets ended the week on a positive note, but there remains enormous uncertainty around inflation and interest rates that look set to continue throughout the summer. Expectations are changing

16th June 2023

Markets/World

Fed ‘skips’, stocks hop?

By Han Tan, Chief Market Analyst at Exinity Group The Federal Reserve is widely expected to hit the pause button on Wednesday on its rate hike campaign that began over a year

14th June 2023

Markets/World

Bull market rally continues ahead of CPI and Fed

By Edward Moya US stocks are rallying ahead of a massive macro week that contains a key inflation reading, some major central bank rate decisions, and many important economic readings. The bull

13th June 2023

Markets/World