The US Federal Reserve Bank has not put an end to its rate-hike cycle, it is just moving away from well-telegraphed moves. After eight hikes over the last three years, the Fed is at an inflection point against the backdrop of slowing global growth and weaker inflation pressures...
On the verge of closing the week in positive territory following two negative weeks, European equities are trading in negative territory. Investors hope a deal on the Italian budget is coming, as the Italian lower house of parliament is expected to vote on 3-4 December on the 2019 budget plan...
Will the US Federal Reserve Bank ease up on its interest-rate hikes? Yesterday’s speech by Fed chief Jerome Powell seemed to suggest that – and it set markets aflame. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 gained 2.50% and 2...
It seems that investor sentiment is turning more and more optimistic. Asian shares, have turn positive with both Hong Kong and China mainland indices turning into green. The USD also gained strength, with the dollar index at 97.51 (+0...
Asian equities slumped slightly following US President Donald Trump’s warning of new tariffs against China, a few days before he meets the Chinese president. The HK Hang Seng closing -0.17%, followed by Chinese blue chips CSI 300 -0...
US President Donald Trump says he will impose USD 200 billion tariffs effective from 1 January 2019, if the Chinese government does not make concessions at the upcoming G20 summit in Buenos Aires...
Closing in negative territory during the previous week's trading session - amid growing worries over a potential breakthrough in US-China trade discord and fears of a growth slowdown in Asia - Asian stock markets have been rising higher, despite uncertainties relating to a potential easing of tra...
The pound rose by 0.77% following yesterday’s announcement of a Brexit deal, but there is a long road yet ahead to ratification. The 27 European Union member states will vote on Sunday 25 November: a yes is expected, even though Spain is threatening to veto over Gibraltar...
The bear market in crude started early October 2018 and is not ending. The 6 December 2018 OPEC meeting in Vienna will be a key event: the group of 15 could decide to either cut production in the range of 1.4 million barrels per day or stick with the current production plan...
President Xi Jinping’s meeting in Manila, Philippines, the first Chinese state visit in the region in 13 years, is expected to tighten the relationship between the Pacific neighbors...
Swiss exports have been growing fast, thanks to a rebound in Swiss exporting industries. Key support for the recovery are chemical and pharma products, which reached CHF 9 billion in exports for October, adding CHF 937 million of trade surplus. In total, the trade balance is estimated at CHF 2...
A thriller about a genius algorithm builder who dared to stand up against Wall Street. Haim Bodek, aka The Algo Arms Dealer...
Swiss exports have been growing fast, thanks to a rebound in Swiss exporting industries. Key support for the recovery are chemical and pharma products, which reached CHF 9 billion in exports for October, adding CHF 937 million of trade surplus. In total, the trade balance is estimated at CHF 2...
Eurozone equities remain in green, despite continued conflict over Italy’s budget. The BTP-Bund 10-year spread has remained at 3.05-3.15% since last Wednesday, suggesting that investors’ fear over Italian fiscal policy risk is stabilizing...
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit closed with no joint communiqué for the first time in its 29 years of existent...
There is a high likelihood that the meeting of US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month won’t be game changing. The best-case would be that both leaders confirm their intent to maintain talks...
The pound’s plunged 1.5% this morning, as uncertainty over Brexit soared. Yesterday, the UK Cabinet approved a 585-page deal drawn up with the European Union...
High-level trade talks have resumed as US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a phone call at the beginning of the month, signalling negotiations in anticipation of their upcoming meeting at the G20 at the end of this month...
A Brexit deal is on the table, but will it pass this afternoon’s Cabinet meeting? The cable is currently trading sideways, meaning traders don’t know: we expect GBP/USD to head along 1.2840...
