Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA new all-time high in time for the labour market report
The S&P 500 is trading at fresh all-time highs ahead of today’s crucial US non-farm payrolls report, which iswidely seen as the final piece of the pu…
8 months, 1 week ago
US tech rally can’t help Chinese stocks
Google avoiding worst-case penalties in its antitrust case lifted tech stocks yesterday, which drove the good performance of both the Nasdaq Composit…
8 months, 1 week ago
Long term yields spike on fiscal concerns – stocks dive and gold rallies
Global long-term government bond yields spike amid renewed concerns over fiscal sustainability. This has put pressure on equities, which declined bro…
8 months, 1 week ago
Start of September brings gains for European equities and gold
With US markets closed yesterday for a public holiday, attention was firmly on European markets, where equities began the new month on a positive not…
8 months, 1 week ago
Precious metals shine as markets open September
August saw strong gains in global equities, particularly in the Dow Jones, as well as indices in both China, and Japan. Gold has hit a four-month hig…
8 months, 1 week ago
Fed independence in the spotlight as markets await key inflation gauge
Yesterday saw a flurry of economic data releases, accompanied by significant political developments. The US economy demonstrated stronger-than-expect…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Nvidia beats but its share price tumbles in after-markets trading
French stocks have staged a modest recovery following the recent sell-off, while government bond spreads relative to neighbouring Germany have contin…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
After Jackson Hole is ahead of Nvidia’s earnings report
French political uncertainty sparks market jitters, sending European equities tumbling, with the CAC 40 falling a further 1.7% yesterday. In contrast…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
President Trump tries a new tack to unsettle the Fed
The US President attempted to sack Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook yesterday – a move that saw the dollar fall and gold gain. These moves we…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Jerome Powell opens the door to interest rate cuts
Global markets have rallied following Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's dovish speech on Friday that opened the door to interest rate cuts. In…
8 months, 2 weeks ago