We’re seeing risk aversion in the markets once again on Thursday, with US futures currently slightly in the red, Gold adding to recent gains and the yen edging higher. Traders Continue to Test the Resolve of Oil Producers After falling into bear ...

BoE Adds Hung Parliament to List of Economic Uncertainties Days Before Brexit Talks Begin The Bank of England announces its latest monetary policy decision on Thursday at a time of significant uncertainty for the country. A hung parliament in, what ...

Equity markets in Europe are expected to start the week a little softer, with the FTSE leading the losses as the UK index pares Friday’s gains and is weighed down by small gains in the pound. FTSE Lower But GBP Weakness Remains Supportive The UK ...

We’re expecting a relatively flat open on Wall Street on Wednesday, as traders await the minutes from the FOMC meeting earlier this month having already strongly priced in a rate hike in June, with a second in December looking less certain. Traders ...

Small losses in equity markets in Europe look like being replicated in the US ahead of the open on Wednesday, as indices continue to struggle at their highs. The rally in US equity markets has stalled over the last couple of months as the Trump ...

We’ve had another mixed jobs report from the US today that will likely do nothing to either encourage or deter the Fed when it comes to deciding whether to raise interest rates next month. Arguably the most important aspect of the report was wage ...

In much the same way that equities, the dollar and US yields rallied after Donald Trump’s election victory on the promise of bold growth friendly policies, the opposite is being seen this morning after the President failed to convince Congress to ...

Financial markets have moved into risk averse mode as traders appear to lose faith in Donald Trump’s ability to deliver on his ambitious election pledges. The Trump trade has seen equity markets soar to record highs since November, with investors ...

US futures are pointing to a marginally lower open on Monday, as traders eye tonight’s speech from Donald Trump as well as a few other from policy makers from the Federal Reserve, Bank of England and ECB. It’s looking a little quiet on the economic ...

Ahead of today’s highly anticipated FOMC decision, US equity markets are expected to open a little higher with the rally in commodities seen supporting the indices while overall caution is likely to remain. It’s quite clear that investors have been ...

The NZD has been on a torrid run against its US counterpart so far this month, falling more than 4% in a little over a week before finding some stability around December’s lows. Since then the pair has run into resistance around 0.6950, an area than ...

A day after their biggest daily gains of the year so far, US equity indices are heading for an unchanged open on Thursday as investors await more commentary from the Fed ahead of its blackout period. The language from the Fed has become far more ...

The Dow’s longest winning streak in 30 years may have come to an end and Donald Trump may well have coasted through his appearance in Congress offering no details to back up his bold policies, but investors remain undeterred on Wednesday as US ...

Markets appear to be caught in limbo on Thursday, with European equities mixed and US futures pointing to a similar open on Wall Street. The minutes from the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, which we were hoping would provide additional clarity on its ...

European equity markets are expected to open higher on Monday, although trading is likely to be relatively light given the US bank holiday which helped drive similar conditions in Asia overnight. It would appear we’re still in a kind of trance at ...

European equity markets are expected to open higher on Monday, tracking gains in Asia overnight where investors appear relieved at the softening foreign policy stance of new US President Donald Trump towards the region. It’s been a surprisingly good ...

It’s been mixed start to trading at the beginning of the week as Friday’s jobs data continues to sink in and investors wait to see what Donald Trump does next. The new US President has been extremely active since his inauguration which has kept ...

It may have been a slow start to the week for markets but things have certainly picked up over the last 24 hours and today is likely to be another lively session. Donald Trump’s press conference on Wednesday was not what investors wanted to hear, ...

US futures are edging higher ahead of the open on Wednesday, as attention turns to Donald Trump’s press conference which comes just over a week before his inauguration. Markets have been buoyed in recent months by the prospect of growth friendly ...

Today’s US jobs report may not be the most eagerly anticipated in years but with markets as volatile and, some may argue, vulnerable as they are, we could be in for an eventful end to the opening week of the new year. The Federal Reserve raised ...