On again, off again US fiscal cliff negotiations sap risk appetite
Continued haggling in the US undermined risk sentiment over the week, despite…
Market update: Stocks and commodities struggle on fiscal cliff and US economic recovery concerns
Last week’s gains on Wall Street came to a halt on Monday (Dow Jones and…
Market update: Markets pleased with healthy factory data from China
Despite the ‘on again, off again’ fiscal cliff negotiations US stocks…
Weekly wrap: Eurozone unemployment reaches record high
Global equity markets traded higher over the week with the All World Index hitting…
Market update: US consumer confidence at four year high
US stocks closed lower yesterday with the Dow Jones down 0.7% and the S&P 500…
Market update: Eurozone finance ministers reach agreement on Greece
US stocks closed lower yesterday with the Dow Jones down 0.3% and the S&P 500…
Weekly wrap: European stocks rally to best week in 2012; German business confidence rises
US, European and Japanese stocks rallied over the week, while the euro reached a…
Market update: US equities post their strongest weekly gain since June
On Friday, US equities posted their strongest weekly gain since June, lifted by…
Market update: European shares fall as Moody’s downgrades France
US stocks rallied on Monday as the glow of optimism for a deal to avoid the…
Weekly wrap: Hurricane Sandy may hurt US housing and jobs data
Investors’ nerves were frayed for most of the week, as Republicans and…
Markets fret about the impending US fiscal cliff
Adopting a cautious stance before the US presidential election, once the waiting…
Market update: It’s all Greek to me: debt drama tops finance ministers’ agenda
US markets made only small gains on Friday (Dow Jones +0.03%; S&P 500 +0.2%)…