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European indices are trying their best to stage recovery after a sharp decline at the open. European data has come in the form of UK retail sales, wrapping up a UK-centric week that saw higher unemployment, elevated wages, and a slower than expected decline in CPI inflation. Today’s retail sales release highlighted a largely underwhelming […]

European markets are enjoying a strong start to the trading day, as the bulls seek to step in to rescue what has been a pretty damning April thus far. The risk on sentiment being felt today has helped drive the dollar lower, following a period of gains that saw the greenback reach a five-month high […]

European markets have enjoyed a welcome reprieve from the selling pressure that has dominated much of the week, with mainland indices leading the way. A decline across both headline and core inflation in the UK has helped highlight the continued downward trajectory that many hope will soon bring a return to target to facilitate a […]

European markets have collapsed in early trade today, as they follow their US counterparts lower. Yesterday’s tech-led slump saw the Nasdaq lose 1.8% over the session, with Tesla in particular losing 5% despite radical cost-cutting plans that sees the company slash the global workforce by 10%. Nonetheless, sentiment is shaky at best right now with […]

European markets have taken on a surprisingly upbeat tone in early trade, with Iran’s weekend attack on Israel serving to do little to dent risk sentiment. Notably, the weakness we have seen for energy markets have brought particular underperformance for the FTSE 100, with Shell and BP suffering heavy losses after WTI lost $1 in […]