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European markets are enjoying a positive start to the day, with the likes of the DAX, FTSE 100 and CAC all posting moderate gains despite the concerns that we could see a tech-led decline for US markets later today. Nonetheless, the European focus has turned to eurozone inflation data, which has kicked off with a […]

A mixed start for European equities has seen the FTSE 100 lag behind its mainland peers, losing traction thanks to weakness seen throughout the mining and energy sectors. This comes in response to a dour start to the day across the commodities space, with crude, gold, silver, copper, palladium, and natural gas all heading lower. […]

European markets are on the rise in early trade, with equities enjoying tentative gains in anticipation of today’s Jackson Hole appearance from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Overnight gains for the yen sent USDJPY lower once again, although the fears around the potential implications of an unwinding USDJPY carry trade appear to have eased somewhat for […]

European markets continue to tread a positive path, with all major indices in the region moving higher in early trade despite a raft of concerning PMI data points released from France and Germany. Once again, we have seen signs of economic distress from the German manufacturing sector, with the decline to 42.1 marking the lowest […]

Global markets have shuddered into a new week, with a historic 12% collapse in the Nikkei 225 paving the way for a widespread sell-off in risk assets. Coming off the back of Friday’s concerning US jobs report, traders are left weighing up whether to worry about a potential impending recession or simply buy-the-dip in anticipation […]

European markets are taking their lead from the US, with equities falling amid concerns around a potential burgeoning recession in the distance. Bad news for the economy appears to be bad news for markets, with US equities seeing sharp decline off the back of a worrying ISM manufacturing PMI survey yesterday. The faster pace of […]