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Back to SearchDonald Trump speaks at the World Economic Forum
Two of this week’s biggest stories collided when US President Donald Trump addressed the World Economic Forum, where he made some big demands. US sto…
1 year, 9 months ago
European equities on fire
The Euro Stoxx 600 index reached an all-time high yesterday, as did the German DAX index, led by strong earnings from companies like Siemens Energy a…
1 year, 9 months ago
Big AI infrastructure investments with a chance of tariffs
Headline risks are back. Stocks extended their gains after Trump announced a major AI infrastructure initiative called Stargate, while vowing to hit …
1 year, 9 months ago
Trump 2.0 – a new era of volatility
President Trump has spent his first hours back in the White House tearing up many of Joe Biden’s policiesand issuing a flurry of executive orders on …
1 year, 9 months ago
Bitcoin surges ahead of Trump’s inauguration
Bitcoin is trading sharply higher as Donald Trump prepares to take office as the 47th President of the United States, with many anticipating that his…
1 year, 9 months ago
Strong earnings and dovish Fed speak support markets
US banks kick off the earnings season with strong beats, while European luxury companies such as Richemont impress with better-than-expected sales. C…
1 year, 9 months ago
Markets rally on falling inflation and positive earnings reports
Stocks rally and government bond yields drop on positive inflation reports from the US and the UK. Another catalyst for the positive mood across mark…
1 year, 9 months ago
US small business optimism soars
US small business owners are experiencing their highest level of optimism in over 40 years, fuelled by expectations of tax cuts and deregulation unde…
1 year, 10 months ago
Higher yields and a stronger dollar drive markets
It was a mixed bag for global equities at the start of the new trading week. European equities stumbled in response to last week's robust US jobs dat…
1 year, 10 months ago
Strong US jobs report sparks global market meltdown
Friday’s US jobs report saw global stocks wipe out their 2025 gains while the US dollar jumped to its highest level in over two years. Meanwhile, swa…
1 year, 10 months ago