Economic stimulus from China boosts equities

As the war in the Middle East continues, energy markets are still at the centre of investors’ attention. How resilient are global oil and gas flows, and what are the possible scenarios as the situation evolves? In this episode Helen Freer is joined by Norbert Rücker, Head of Econ ...  Show more

Markets saw another sharp risk‑off move yesterday as fears of escalation in the Iran war pushed investors out of everything except oil. Inflation worries strengthened after the OECD raised its US forecast, while growth concerns deepened in Europe, where data points to a weak star ...  Show more

Strong US jobs data revived the Federal Reserve (Fed) hawks on Friday. The US 10-year yield jumped, and the US dollar gained. Gold gave back a part of gains, and US stocks closed in the negative, although the three major US indices closed the first week of August in the positive. ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailDollar climbs despite relatively soft US employment report. China stimulus measures boost oil prices and Asian stocks. Gold trades with resilience, undeterred by dollar and yields.Risk Warning: Our services involve a significant risk and can result in the loss of ...  Show more

Markets rebounded sharply Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average on track for its first positive trading session after six consecutive down days. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said engineering a soft landing would involve “some pain,” as the central bank remains on t ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailA central bank extravaganza lies ahead in the first half of December. The ball will get rolling with the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of Canada next week, both of which are expected to raise interest rates again, albeit at a slower pace. Meanwhile in Ame ...  Show more