Markets mixed as spotlight shines on US CPI

By Lukman Otunuga, Senior Research Analyst at FXTM Asian shares struggled for direction Tuesday morning as concerns about inflation and the outlook for economic growth weighed on sentiment. Overnight, Wall Street’s main

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Bad medicine is what I need

By Jeffrey Halley      Central banks have gone full Bon Jovi handing out some monetary policy bad medicine over the past 24 hours, as the fight against inflation permeates even the most ardent

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On the ropes

By Craig Erlam Equity markets are tumbling again on Wednesday as the latest batch of inflation data delivered another heavy blow to sentiment. US inflation reached 9.1% in June, up from 8.6%

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Bracing for Big Wednesday

By Jeffrey Halley     Wednesday is shaping up to be a stormy day for markets, with plenty of chances to get dumped and held under the waves for a while. We have already

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Unease ahead of US inflation

By Craig Erlam Another day of significant unease in financial markets as investors nervously await US inflation data and the start of earnings season. The economic calendar goes up a couple of

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Lost that lovin’ feeling

By Moody’s Analytics U.S. recessions are ultimately a loss of faith: consumers lose faith that they will have a job and pull back on their spending, and businesses lose faith that there

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More and more of the ‘R’ word

By Jeffrey Halley   The “R” word is being used more and more as recessionary winds start blowing loudly through economic data and the price actions across the asset class spectrum. On Friday,

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Markets fluctuate ahead of ECB

By Craig Erlam Stock markets endured another negative day on Wednesday in Europe as investors await Thursday’s hotly-anticipated ECB meeting. Much like the other two days this week, it’s hard to read

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