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The FTSE 100 has kicked off the day on the back-foot, with mainland European indices outperforming in the wake of the latest PMI releases. Declines across French, German, and eurozone composite PMI surveys highlight the continued lack of economic growth in the region, pushing the focus back to the ECB. However, Christine Lagarde appears unconcerned […]

European markets have blasted higher in early trade as traders continue to react off the back of yesterday’s surprisingly dovish take from the FOMC. Coming into the meeting with a substantial gap between the September dot plot and market expectations, there was always a question of whether the Fed planned to adjust towards the market […]

European markets are enjoying a largely positive start to the day today, with the FTSE 100 gaining ground off the back of an eventful jobs report. Of particular note was the greater-than-expected slump in UK average earnings, with the total pay figure dropping from 8% to 7.2%. While this 0.8% decline helped raise hope that […]

A changeable start for European markets has seen many of the main indices flittering into and out of positive territory as traders await a week of heavy data to shape sentiment as we head into the year end. Chinese stocks continue to suffer as weekend inflation data dented confidence around any impending rebound for the […]

European stocks have followed their US counterparts higher, with yesterday’s AI-driven surge for the Nasdaq helping to improve wider sentiment ahead of today’s US jobs report. Google’s 5% gain came off the back of their impressive Gemini AI product launch, with Nvidia similarly catching a lift as markets push funds into AI-associated stocks. While growth […]