Market Overview

Over the short to medium term, European investors will be taking their lead from recent statistics indicating a slowdown in both the Chinese and US economies. The most likely cause of this current...

The first Friday of November will see the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report coming out amid a busy trading day. Following the surprise decline in the unemployment rate for the United States, the forecasts...

US President Donald Trump tweeted on Thursday that his Chinese counterpart and himself will soon be signing a trade pact.The news comes after skepticism that a longer-term trade deal could be under...

In October, euro area PMIs stabilised around their previous levels, which raises the question: have we reached the trough, or does a further slowdown lie ahead? In support of the 'trough view',...

Market movers today Today's key event is the U.S. labour market report after the surprise message from the FOMC on Wednesday. Based on the Markit PMI employment sub-index, we should expect a fairly...

Asia Markets Asia took a queue from U.S. market weakness and opened lower this morning. But after opening down, the market quickly stabilised and rebounded. Despite a slew of macro data with U.S. ISM...

For a long time, people have been trying to tell me that the U.S. economy is headed for a new golden era. They insist that the U.S. will be more powerful and more respected than ever before and that...

While the Eurozone economy grew slightly faster than expected in the third quarter, its largest economy is still in recession risk. This week’s data releases suggest that domestic demand has...

Every month, we remind traders that the Nonfarm Payrolls report is significant because of how it impacts monetary policy. In other words, the Fed is the “transmission mechanism” between...

Phase One seems to be on course to be signed sometime within the next month. However, China said Thursday they are doubtful of any long-term trade deal with U.S. President Trump and are unwilling to...

(Thursday Market Open) Halloween dawns with snow in the forecast across the Midwest and the Nationals claiming the World Series crown. There’s plenty of drama on Wall Street, too, with investors...

What Should We Expect From The U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls? A huge day for trading, keep your eye on the U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls tomorrow! The US Jobs Report will be published at 12:30 p.m. (GMT). Why Is This...

U.S. futures, European shares give up early gains as China questions longer-term trade deal with the U.S. Facebook's stock surges 10% in premarket after social media giant beats...

Fed watchers review each statement from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) with a fine-tooth comb in order to suss out even the most miniscule changes. This time the policy fluctuations were...