Market Overview

FTSE -4 points at 7470 DAX -8 points at 12797 CAC -26 points at 5238 Euro Stoxx -6 points at 3541As expected and widely priced in by the markets, the Federal Reserve (Fed) raised the interest rates by...

The UK will be back in focus again on Thursday as the Bank of England announces its latest monetary policy decision, amid all the political chaos following last week’s snap election result, and...

by Chaim Siegel of Elazar Advisors, LLCYesterday’s Fed meeting was probably just another stop along this building bull market story. We’ve done enough talking about this so it’s time...

OANDA senior market analysis Craig Erlam discusses the recent stories moving financial markets and those coming up this week, including the UK election and monetary policy decisions from the Federal...

UK retail spending in May is projected to tumble 0.8% US jobless claims are on track to tick lower, close to multi-decade low Economists see US industrial output rising for a fourth month in May A...

Gold has posted considerable gains in the Wednesday session, as XAU/USD is up 0.72%. In North American trade, spot gold is trading at $1275.77 per ounce. Consumer data was soft, as retail sales and...

The S&P opened Wednesday slightly above Tuesday's close and dropped shortly after the 2pm ET Fed rate hike announcement. The index picked back up within the closing hours and ended with a daily...

Note: With the release of May Retail Sales and the Consumer Price Index, we've updated this commentary to include the latest Real Retail Sales.Official recession calls are the responsibility of the...

The Federal Reserve stuck to its strategy despite recent disappointing data. It still envisions another rate hike this year and being able to begin reducing its balance sheet later this...

On Wednesday, the Fed voted to raise interest rates 25 basis points. To support their argument, they observed that “the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has...

Investor’s rekindled attraction to European assets was on display again as Germany’s benchmark equity index struck a new record high. The DAX rising above 12,900 for the first time...

The FTSE 100 closed lower on Tuesday as sterling rallied due to the inflation rate rising to a four-year high. The markets were also wary of the ongoing political uncertainty in the United Kingdom...

The session ahead of the FOMC is usually a quiet affair, but as we mentioned through the week, the release of the latest inflation stats as well as retail sales would add some fresh colour on the...

Looking Beyond The ChartsOpinion: All of the indexes closed higher yesterday with positive internals on the NYSE and NASDAQ as volumes declined from prior levels on both exchanges. Multiple new...