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

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Anxiety subsides, RBA pauses rate hikes

By Craig Erlam   Stock markets were moving cautiously higher again on Tuesday as anxiety continues to subside in the aftermath of last month’s mini-banking crisis. RBA pauses The RBA paused its tightening

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Worst yet to come?

By Craig Erlam   It was another remarkable day in financial markets and it, unfortunately, doesn’t feel like the worst is behind us. Fear has once again gripped the markets, concerned about a

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Plenty to look forward to

By Craig Erlam   It hasn’t been the most thrilling start to the week, but the good news is that it should improve from here as the US rejoins and the economic calendar

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Finally hitting home

By Craig Erlam   Equity markets are ending the week in the red after finally falling victim to the persistent disappointment of US economic data on Thursday. It’s taken a lot, but it

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Surprisingly optimistic

By Craig Erlam   It’s been a promising start to the week in financial markets, albeit one built on surprising optimism ahead of Tuesday’s US inflation report. I would expect to see a

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Central bank warnings

By Craig Erlam   It’s been a solid start to the year for equity markets, but that optimism appears to be fading as policymakers queued up in Davos to push back against market

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