France considers national lockdown
Speculation is mounting in France that the government is considering going all in and announcing a n...
Oil slips but could get a Zeta boost
Oil falls on concerns over recession in Europe Oil endured another torrid overnight session, with...
Risk-aversion boosts the US dollar
US dollar gains on political risk The overnight theme was definitely one of risk reduction, with ...
Wall Street Sinks Asian Equity Markets
US stocks slide on "Blue Wave" concerns Wall Street endured one of its worst session in recent ti...
Blue Wave Hits Stimulus Reef
The "blue wave" stimulus trade hit a reef overnight, as another night of no progress on US stimulus ...
US Open – Coming to terms with reality
Investors in need of a lift Financial markets are getting a reality check, as investors come to t...
Gold and oil lose ground
Libyan production sends oil south The volatile range-trading in oil contracts continued into Frid...
US dollar rebounds
The US dollar recoups Friday's losses The dollar index fell 0.20% to 92.78 on Friday in a directi...
Equities fade in Asia
Asian markets opened slightly higher this morning as the weekend passed without incident. That rally...
Heading into the home straight
The final week of campaigning in the US elections and the never-ending saga of a US stimulus package...
Market Insights Podcast (Episode 135)
Jazz FM Business Breakfast presenter Jonny Hart looks back on the week's business and markets news w...
USD/CAD drifting ahead of US PMIs
USD/CAD has posted small gains on Friday. In the European session, the pair is trading at 1.3123, do...
US Open – Time for talking running out
Pelosi optimistic but Senate the real obstacle Stock markets getting a bit of a boost into the en...
Oil up on Putin comments, gold fades
Putin comments lift oil markets Oil markets staged a strong comeback overnight, as US stimulus ta...
Dollar rebounds as stimulus talks fizzle
The US dollar recoups losses The US dollar recouped all of its previous day's losses overnight, a...
Equities on hold after the debate
US presidential debate fails to stir up markets Wall Street has a quiet session overnight, with s...
Let the Games commence
Asian equity markets calm Asian markets have ground to a halt shortly, as we embarked on another ...
US Open – Stimulus reality sinking in
Investors adopting more caution Optimism is wearing thin as another day passes and talks are cont...
Oil slips, dollar sends gold lower
Oil markets were long and wrong Oil markets fell to earth overnight, with both Brent crude and WT...
Asian stocks follow Wall Street lower
Political risk weighs on equity markets Wall Street had a choppy session, buffeted by headlines f...