Lift off: could airline consolidation continue?
The past decade has seen a cycle of consolidation in the airline industry with…
Market update: Psychological warfare – S&P 500 eyes 1,500 mark
The S&P 500’s 0.01% gain made it seven straight winning days for the…
To infinity and beyond – BoJ joins peers on QE bandwagon
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) arrived late to the ‘QE infinity’* party this…
Market update: Chinese manufacturing boosts markets after mixed earnings
Wall Street managed to notch up a sixth day of gains yesterday (S&P 500…
Market update: Show me the money! US votes on debt ceiling today
The S&P 500 Index reached a new five-year high yesterday (+0.4%; Dow Jones…
Shirakawa’s last stand
The Bank of Japan, under departing Governor Shirakawa, has resisted government…
Market update: BoJ adopts 2% target in commitment to end deflation
With US markets closed in observance of Martin Luther King Day, eyes were on…
Weekly wrap: Chinese growth seen to stabilise; S&P 500 hits a five-year high
Last week saw a continuation of the more bullish sentiment across global equity…
Market update: Investors cautious ahead of BoJ and Eurogroup meetings
Wall Street edged higher last Friday (Dow Jones +0.4%; S&P 500 +0.3%) capping…
Market update: China Q4 GDP growth delights markets
US markets rallied hard on Thursday, as improving US economic data points buoyed…
Japanese money surge argues against more QE
A 9.5% (not annualised) plunge in Japanese industrial production between March…
Market update: European stocks open lower as investors consolidate recent gains
Better-than-expected US retail sales data for December helped the S&P 500 and…