Stock market contagion spreads
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Commodities tumble on Covid fears
Over to you, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Naturally, restrictions and lockdowns don’t sit well ...
European Wrap – Winter is coming
Panic setting in A torrid start to the week for European stocks and the US isn’t faring much b...
USD/CAD starts week with gains
The week has started with strong gains for USD/CAD. In Monday’s North American session, USD/CA...
GBP/USD – Volatility continues for cable
GBP/USD has started the week with considerable losses. In Monday’s European session, the pair ...
US Open – Stocks selloff, Oil slumps as Libyan production returns, Gold down on strong dollar, LATAM in focus
Global stock markets are tumbling as coronavirus cases surge in Europe, political tensions in the US...
Oil gains ground, gold consolidates
Libyan return swamped by hurricane concerns Oil prices have risen in Asia this morning as the US dol...
The US dollar eases in Asia
The Byte Dance decision and the follow-on performance by US stock index futures this morning has lif...
China equities Byte Dance higher in Asia
China Equities climb after Tiktok decision Wall Street sagged on Friday, with the S&P 500 falli...
Asia goes back to the futures
Asia looks set to go back to the futures again this morning, in this case, the US stock index future...
Week Ahead – No ease up for Powell
Powell given a second chance It’s a fascinating time to be following financial markets. There ...
US Close – Stocks fail to snap 2-week slide, Tech-war sinks risk appetite, Saudi threat unable to keep oil firm, Gold higher on growing risks to outlook, Bitcoin sinks
Today was mostly a relatively quiet quadruple witching that was saw bears prevent US stocks from sna...
Market Insights Podcast (Episode 130)
Jazz FM Business Breakfast presenter Jonny Hart looks back on the week’s business and markets ...
USD/CAD yawns as retail sales slides
This week has been a quiet one for the Canadian dollar, as the USD/CAD trades close to the 1.32 leve...
Yen rally continues, BoJ stays the course
The Japanese yen continues to flex its muscles, as USD/JPY has dropped for a fifth successive day. O...
US Open – A disappointing week
A week that hasn’t lived up to expectations This week hasn’t quite lived up to expectati...
Oil rallies but gold is directionless
OPEC+ talks up oil prices Oil prices rallied strongly yet again overnight, with Brent crude up almos...
US dollar is rangebound in Asia
The US dollar short squeeze ran out of steam overnight. After rising to 93.59 overnight, the dollar ...
Asian stock markets in calm waters
US equity futures set Asia’s direction again Despite a weak session on Wall Street overnight, ...
Lots of noise, But no chorus
As the week rolls, thankfully, into Friday, the noise level in financial markets continues to be hig...