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Back to SearchEarnings season keeps investors busy
Equity markets ended a volatile week on a strong note, with US markets recording their best week since November. Earnings generally boosted markets, …
2 years ago
Monetary policy and earnings in the spotlight
While central bankers in Europe are sending signals that monetary easing may be around the corner, the Bank of Japan left its key interest rate uncha…
2 years ago
Are AI-related earnings expectations impossible to meet?
Markets have had a challenging 24 hours, with equities flat in the US but lower in Europe as bonds sold off and disappointing revenue guidance from M…
2 years ago
Equities buoyed by strong corporate and economic data
While the earnings season remains in focus, yesterday’s release of PMI data from around the globe helped to assess the economic environment. Equity m…
2 years ago
Investor sentiment improves as geopolitical risk fades
Following last week’s worst selloff in a year, US equities turned a corner yesterday as the risks of a Middle East escalation appeared to ease. Inves…
2 years ago
Asia kicks off the week with a relief rally on lack of escalation in the Middle East
Markets are in a rallying mood this morning, with most major Asia-Pacific equity markets up on the lack of signs of further escalation in the Middle …
2 years ago
Stocks fall on Middle East worries
European and US equity index futures declined overnight as global markets were rocked by fresh conflict in the Middle East that sent stocks lower whi…
2 years ago
New sanctions on Russian industrial metals
US equities were lower again in yesterday’s afternoon session, with a drop in orders at European semiconductor company ASML Holdings weighing on tech…
2 years ago
Sticky inflation prompts Fed to delay rate cuts
Yesterday the US Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell signalled that policymakers will wait longer than previously anticipated to begin cutting intere…
2 years ago
Markets lower on geopolitical fears
European markets managed to close Monday’s session higher but the same could not be said for the US, where tech stocks fared the worst. Strong US ret…
2 years ago