Risk aversion is driving financial markets for a third day on Wednesday, with equity markets coming under pressure, bond yields falling and safe haven assets such as Gold and the yen on the rise. Negativity finally appears to have gripped investors ...

While the start of the week is looking relatively quiet, with the U.S. markets closed on Monday in celebration of Independence Day, the rest of the week is likely to be anything other than dull. Of course, Brexit will remain the dominant story in ...

U.S. futures are pointing to a higher open on Thursday, while indices in Europe are trading more than 2% higher in what appears to be a sign of confidence that the U.K. is going to vote to remain in the E.U.. Ahead of such a huge vote, it would not ...

Brexit has been the key focus for investors in recent weeks and it’s going to remain so for at least one more. Today, however, focus will shift to the US with the latest Fed decision, press conference, forecasts and dot plot due, along with a number ...

Risk aversion continues to drive markets ahead of the U.S. open on Monday, as investors seek safety ahead of a number of key risks events over the next couple of weeks. The U.K. referendum next week is right at the top of this list given the ...

European equity markets are expected to start the week relatively unchanged, following a similar session in Asia overnight where a lack of notable data or news flow failed to provide much direction for traders. Japanese stocks had a rough start to ...

European equity markets are expected to open slightly lower again on Thursday, as risk aversion continues ahead of today’s ECB press conference. Traders may also have one eye on today’s OPEC meeting, with reports yesterday suggesting that the group ...

It’s been some time coming but it seems the markets are finally waking up to the idea that the Fed could raise interest rates before the end of the year, even more than once. There has been repeated warnings from various Fed officials recently which ...

European equity markets are expected to open higher on Tuesday following a relatively quiet session in Asia, where most markets have been moving between small gains and losses throughout the session. The one bright spot has been the Nikkei which is ...

Today’s U.S. jobs report was a bit of a mixed bag which will enable people to take away from it whatever suits their agenda. The headline Non-Farm Payrolls number will always hog the spotlight immediately following the release and the disappointment ...

It’s been a relatively quiet start to the European session on Friday, with risk aversion being the preferred option for traders ahead of yet another key U.S. jobs report. We’ll quite often see traders take a cautious approach to the markets ahead of ...

U.S. futures are pointing to a negative open on Thursday, tracking losses in Europe and Asia overnight, as investors weigh up the slightly hawkish Federal Reserve statement on Wednesday and look ahead to the advanced first quarter GDP data. While ...

We’re continuing to see a little risk aversion in the markets on Tuesday, with investors adopting come caution ahead of this week’s key risk events, the Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan meetings. European equity markets are currently on course ...

A failed attempt to agree an output freeze by some of the world’s largest oil producers in Doha over the weekend has sent oil prices tumbling at the start of the week, which in turn appears to be weighing on European futures as we approach the open. ...

U.S. equity markets are expected to open slightly lower on the final trading day of the week, as investors eye a number of key economic reports and important meetings of the G20 and major oil producers. Oil is trading a little lower so far today ...

WTI Crude is trading in a very important technical zone right now that could give a strong indication of whether the rally has legs or the correction has ran its course. The area between the 200 and 240 simple moving averages marks a region that has ...

The yen has been flying again on Thursday, after the prospect of intervention in the currency markets to stem its appreciation was played down by a number of officials including Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The comments in recent days has sent USDJPY ...

The Federal Reserve will be back in focus again on Wednesday as we get the release of the minutes from last month’s FOMC meeting and get the up-to-date views of a few policy makers. While the markets have been insistent for some time that the Fed ...

European investors return on Tuesday following the long bank holiday weekend and while the trading week may be a little shorter it’s likely to be quite eventful, with particular interest being on the Federal Reserve ahead of its April meeting. While ...

European indices are expected to open around half a percentage point lower on Thursday, following in the footsteps of their U.S. and Asian counterparts which came under pressure on the back of oil’s sell-off late Wednesday. It’s been a relatively ...