Divergence and Corrections
Financial markets showed some signs of divergence overnight, as an underwhelming US ADP Employment n...
China’s domestic growth continues its recovery
China on road to recovery, but exports fragile China released official Manufacturing and Non-Manu...
Is the Buy Everything Trade Stalling?
Asian markets stall at start of week Friday had a buy the rumour, sell the fact look about it as ...
Market Insights Podcast (Episode 124)
Jazz FM Business Breakfast presenter Nick Howard looks back on the week's business and markets news ...
US Open – Washington the Centre of the Storm
Jobs Report May Turn Things Around European stock markets are in the red, while US futures are ey...
USD/CAD steady, nonfarm payrolls next
USD/CAD has started Friday trade with gains. The pair is currently trading at 1.3351, up 0.33% on th...
Gold breezes past USD2000 -what’s next?
Up, up and away! Gold is poised to have a fifth consecutive winning week. It has been all smiles ...
Gold hits new record high, oil stays flat
Oil remains side-lined as feathers fly elsewhere Oil prices were almost unchanged overnight, as t...
US dollar rises on geopolitical fears
US Nonfarm Payrolls looms Currency markets traded sideways overnight, content to mark time ahead ...
Equities wilt on Trump executive orders
Asian markets retreat on Trump threats Wall Street stock indices rose overnight, but that has bee...
US Clock Goes TikTok, Ahead of Friday Deadline
All eyes on US Nonfarm Payrolls US employment data overnight drew a collective sigh of relief fro...
USD/CAD steady as US jobless claims slide
USD/CAD is steady in Thursday trade. The pair is currently trading at 1.3283, up 0.13%. On the funda...
US dollar sell-off momentum grows
US dollar retreats against major currencies The US dollar sell-off accelerated overnight, spillin...
After buying spree in US, Asia is cautious
Asian equities are cautious today The buy everything trade was in full flight overnight, with Wal...
All Aboard the FOMO Train to Buy Everything
Mixed US data sends conflicting signals The buy everything trade powered ahead with a vengeance o...
US dollar sell-off unconvincingly resumes
US dollar retreat resumes US yields eased lower again overnight, notably at the front end of the ...
Asian equities follow Wall Street lead
Wall Street gains ground as dollar retreats A weaker US dollar and lower US yields boosted Wall S...
Gold glimmers, but silver shines
Silver jumps, gold breaks USD2000 Gold staged an impressive two percent rally overnight, overcomi...
Oil and gold show modest gains
Oil drifts higher on positive data Oil prices drifted higher overnight on positive PMI data but r...
The US dollar finally finds some friends
The US dollar rallied strongly versus the major currencies overnight, notably against the Japanese y...