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European markets are on the rise in early trade, with the Spanish Ibex pushing ahead thanks to a sharp rebound in the manufacturing PMI this morning. With a firm focus on the sector, we saw the Caixin manufacturing PMI metric push further into expansion overnight, lifting sentiment around the Chinese recovery. That theme looks set […]

A mixed start in Europe has seen mainland indices lag their UK counterpart, with an unexpectedly strong eurozone inflation report dampening hopes for a dovish assessment from the ECB next week. With both headline (2.6%) and core (2.9%) inflation on the rise, the justification for three rate cuts this year will likely come under pressure […]

European markets are attempting to regain lost ground after a sharp collapse that saw equities throughout the US, Asia and Europe tumble. At the heart of this move was a surge in US treasury yields, as weak demand for the latest seven-year treasury auction brought concerns that we might see yields have to rise further […]

European markets have kicked off on a negative footing today, with mainland indices showing particular weakness as regional inflation data highlighted the likely rise for eurozone inflation later in the week. With the inflation theme expected to dominate from here onwards, this morning has seen a raft of German figures that highlight the likely rise […]

A mixed start in Europe has seen markets treading water, as concerns over potential future tightening from the Federal Reserve overshadow yet another impressive showing from Nvidia. While the market responded well to Powell’s tone at the meeting earlier this month, overnight minutes showed that a number of members viewed additional rate hikes as a […]

European markets are losing ground in early trade today, following a UK inflation report that did little to encourage the idea that we are on the cusp of a potential rate cut from the Bank of England. Despite seeing a collapse in the headline inflation rate to 2.3%, the core metric provided cause for concern […]