Nick Batsford, CEO of Core London is joined via Globelynx to Craig Erlam, Senior Market Analyst at OANDA, to discuss the latest Brexit developments, markets and the collapse in WTI crude prices. video

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Investors in buoyant mood despite trade tariffs Investors continue to brush off the ongoing trade dispute between the US and China, along with negative Brexit developments in Salzburg, with stocks in Europe trading higher to end the week. Another ...

What to expect from a not-so-super Thursday Thursday has the potential to be another interesting day in the markets, with interest rate decisions due from both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank. It’s not often that we hear from two ...

Barnier hardens position after bespoke deal comments The UK has been a key focus for traders at the start of the week, with Brexit talks back on the agenda, manufacturing data underwhelming and the US on holiday. The pound is coming under pressure ...

Markets buoyed by easing trade war risks European markets are trading in the green once again on Friday, with futures pointing to a similar open in the US, as an apparent easing in trade tensions between the US and European Union boosts risk ...

GBP slides as core inflation falls below BoE target Focus is back on the central banks on Wednesday as we await the second appearance this week of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and the Bank of England’s interest rate plans are questioned ...

The two bills being debated in the Commons relate to customs and trade post-Brexit and will have direct consequences for the white paper that was released last week if Theresa May is defeated, which is not expected. Some amendments are likely though ...

The BoE was close to doing the same in May and had it not been for a slowdown in the first quarter, it may well have raised interest rates by 25 basis points, taking them above 0.5% for the first time since March 2009. Instead, the Monetary Policy ...

Additional tariffs trigger more risk aversion US markets are on course for another day in the red as we await the open on Tuesday, with futures down more than one percent as US President Donald Trump threatens to intensify the trade spat with China. ...

More Trump Tariffs Causing a Wobble in Markets It’s been a relatively mixed start to trading in Europe on Friday and the US is on course to post small losses at the open, as the focus shifts from central banks back to trade. US President Donald ...

Italy Forms Government While Spain’s Rajoy Loses No Confidence Vote You may not guess it based on the current levels in financial markets but it’s been quite a week for investors which has been reflected by a spike in volatility, with politics being ...

We could be in for a relatively calm end to the week, which investors may welcome given how beneficial it has been over the course of the week. A slight down day on Thursday and marginal losses in futures ahead of the open today shouldn’t take ...

US futures are pointing to a third session in the green for equity markets on Wednesday, extending the good run which has come on the back of a slightly less volatile geopolitical environment. While nothing has necessarily improved, per say, the ...

Earnings Provide Distraction From Geopolitical Risk With geopolitical concerns appearing to ease in recent days, risk appetite is gradually returning to financial markets with US indices poised to open in the green for a second consecutive session. ...

Is UK Data Really So Important if a Rate Hike is So Priced in? The UK will release a variety of important economic reports over the coming days which, despite the multiple distractions elsewhere, will attract the attention of traders. With the next ...

Heightened Geopolitical Risk May Weigh on Gains into End of the Week The end of the week is looking a little quieter in some respects and yet, with geopolitical risk heightening in recent days and first quarter earnings season getting under way, ...

Guidance Key in BoE Minutes on Thursday Brexit, trade wars, slow economic growth and heightened tensions with Russia, what kind of central bank would consider raising interest rates when the country is facing such challenges? That’s exactly what the ...

Is Bullish Momentum Gathering? USDCAD has been climbing quite aggressively over the last couple of months, rising around 6.5% since the end of January and hitting levels last seen in June. After running into resistance around 1.30 last week – a ...

US Futures Pare Gains as Powell Speech Triggers Another Dip in Stocks US futures are trading slightly in the green on Wednesday, paring losses incurred on Tuesday following the hawkish testimony of new Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. ...