Market update: Slight improvement in sentiment: a firmer tone, particularly in EM – 29.08.2013
US equities finished higher on Wednesday, led by gains in energy shares as rising…
Market Update: US gearing up for military response – 28.08.2013
It was a day of heavy losses for US stock markets (S&P 500 -1.4%; Nasdaq…
Weekly wrap: Tapering fears usurped by geopolitical tensions – 27.08.2013
Global markets were in a sour mood most of the week given concerns over a lack of…
Market update: Kerry’s warning to Syria shakes markets- 27.08.2013
Wall Street dipped lower in thin volume yesterday (Dow Jones -0.4%; S&P 500…
Market Update: A calmer end to a cheerless week across global markets – 23.08.2013
US equities finished higher on Thursday with the Dow Jones breaking a…
Market Update: No new clues from Fed minutes; markets slip on continued tapering concerns – 22.08.2013
The release of the US Federal Reserve’s minutes of the July policy meeting,…
Market update: A modicum of calm as investors await clues on Fed policy on Wednesday – 21.08.2013
A degree of calm returned to the US interest rates markets on Tuesday. Bond…
Market Update: Tapering worries continue to trouble markets – 20.08.2013
Monday was another day of declines for Wall Street as shares dropped for the…
Weekly wrap: What will the latest FOMC minutes reveal about the Fed’s tapering intentions? – 20.08.2013
Global equities were mixed last week as US and UK equities ended the week lower…
Market update: The spike in US Treasury yields on Fed tapering concerns shape the markets – 19.08.2013
US markets finished lower on Friday. The mood was dampened by the continuing rise…
Market update: US 10-year bond yields reach highest level in two years – 16.08.2013
US equities closed sharply lower yesterday with the Dow Jones and the S&P 500…
Market Update: Germany and France post stronger-than-expected growth figures – 14.08.2013
US equities closed higher yesterday with the Dow Jones gaining 0.2% and the…