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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 […]

European markets struggling for direction in early trade as investors way up a myriad of opposing factors that come into play today. Yesterday’s inflation gauge from the US further cast doubt on the likeliness of a June rate cut from the Federal Reserve, with concerns over an expected rise in inflation only worsened by a […]

European markets have kicked off the day on a solid footing, with stocks throughout the region rebounding despite the potential US-focused volatility ahead of today’s inflation data and FOMC minutes. Nonetheless, there is grounds for optimism in Europe, with tomorrow’s ECB meeting expected to see Lagarde tout a more accommodative stance, signalling the beginning of […]