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Back to SearchMarkets buoyant ahead of CPI data
Big tech and chip companies were the main drivers of stock markets yesterday ahead of the all-important US June CPI data due out today. Even the CAC …
1 year, 10 months ago
Renewed Fed rate cut hopes fuel US equity market gains
US stocks inched higher yesterday with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices reaching new record highs following Fed Chair Powell’s encouraging remarks that…
1 year, 10 months ago
US and Japanese markets reach new peaks
While European markets remain preoccupied with the prospect of a prolonged period of political uncertainty in France, investors in the US are shiftin…
1 year, 10 months ago
No clear path after the French elections
The bond market is starting to think about what another Trump presidency could mean for yields. Despite slowing inflation and weak growth figures in …
1 year, 10 months ago
French equities outperform ahead of weekend elections
With the US celebrating Independence Day yesterday, investors turned their attention to Europe where French equities continue to outperform ahead of …
1 year, 10 months ago
Markets shrug off weakness in US economy
A string of weaker macroeconomic data out of the US yesterday was unable to shake investor sentiment, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite indices t…
1 year, 10 months ago
Powell’s dovish comments push US equities to another record high
Markets reacted positively to Fed Chair Powell's upbeat comments on disinflation, sending US equities to another record high and bond yields lower. E…
1 year, 10 months ago
Crypto is in the Trump camp
Germany's Ifo Institute predicts that inflation could fall to 2% by August. European equities rose after the first round of parliamentary elections i…
1 year, 10 months ago
Stock markets celebrate the first half of the year
Most of the key US and European indices closed the first half of the year in positive territory, with the Nasdaq Composite turning in 18.1% in H1. In…
1 year, 10 months ago
Politics and inflation remain in focus
A batch of underwhelming data out of the US keeps rate cut expectations for the Fed alive. While that helped US yields to trade lower in yesterday’s …
1 year, 10 months ago