September flash PMIs take centre stage

Send us Fan MailDollar gains linger as hawkish Fed keeps FX in check. Oil prices remain elevated; headline risk to influence risk appetite. Hawkish BoJ hike fails to satisfy yen investors; dollar/yen climbs. Equities rebound on the back of lower oil prices and sovereign yields.Ri ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailFed hikes as expected, signals more to come. Dollar surges as yield curve flattens, gold slips but recoups losses. Attention turns to Bank of England, pound on the backfoot. Oil prices decline on signs of easing Middle East supply disruptions.Risk Warning: Our ser ...  Show more

The week starts moody in Asia, as economic data from China and Japan missed estimates early this Monday. Crude oil begins the week under selling pressure around the $91 per barrel. US index futures are down, but interestingly, the European futures were better bid in Asia; but new ...  Show more

Prices for assets of all kinds were up Wednesday, including stocks, commodities, and cryptocurrencies. The U.S. dollar continued to strengthen, and global bond yields marched higher. That’s despite the emergence of still more signs of underlying weakness, including Robinhood layi ...  Show more

Overseas stock markets and U.S. stock index futures are showing an upward move in prices today, and volatility is down in sharp contrast to yesterday morning. Yesterday’s rollercoaster ride resulted from false information about a potential tariff pause. Some $2.5 trillion went in ...  Show more

Sentiment is mixed. The S&P500 eked out small gains after a volatile session. The FOMC minutes, released yesterday, came as a confirmation that the Federal Reserve (Fed) remains fully committed to bringing inflation down, even if it means slower growth. But, the recession talk, l ...  Show more