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European markets remain on the back foot in early trade, with the French CAC index continuing to feel the pressure as markets weigh up the potential implications of a Macron loss in the impending snap election. Soaring borrowing costs are already hitting the French government, as the perceived risk attached to a potential victory for […]

European markets are on the rise in early trade, with a batch of concerning UK data helping to improve the prospects of a September rate cut from the Bank of England. April proved to be less than convincing from an economic perspective in the UK, with the country flatlining amid contraction in construction, manufacturing, and […]

European markets are in the red, following yesterday’s ECB meeting that can be filed under a hawkish cut. Rather predictably, the outlook from Lagarde & co overshadowed the rate cut itself, with markets having fully priced in the 25bp move. Instead, the ECB expectations that inflation will remain above target for both 2024 and 2025 […]

The DAX has found itself at the front of the pack once again, with the index moving within just 1% from fresh record highs. This comes despite an unexpected decline in German factory orders, marking the first consecutive declines in a year. Nonetheless, today is all about the ECB, with markets pricing in a 25-basis […]

Markets are on the rise in Europe, with the German DAX leading the way as the FTSE 100 struggles to gain traction. A raft of PMI surveys released over the course of the morning saw a sharp surge in Spanish services sector activity, with the gauge rising into a one-year high of 56.9. Coming at […]