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Back to SearchFalling yen lifts Japanese stocks
While there are still a few trading days left in the quarter, equity trading already seems to be driven by end-of-quarter positioning. Overnight in A…
2 years, 1 month ago
Social media stocks in the spotlight
Social media stocks are in the spotlight as the EU takes a closer look at their activities and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs a bill banning min…
2 years, 1 month ago
Equity markets get the green light
US equities had their best week of the year, with the technology sector leading the way. Global equities were also strong. The broader risk-on sentim…
2 years, 1 month ago
The SNB’s surprise move
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) surprised markets by cutting interest rates ahead of other major central banks, sending Swiss equities higher yesterday…
2 years, 1 month ago
Equities advance on Fed rate hold and booming tech sector
US stocks rallied yesterday, closing at all-time highs after the US Federal Reserve left its benchmark interest rate unchanged for a fifth straight m…
2 years, 1 month ago
Stocks continue to rise ahead of the Fed meeting
Investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of the much-anticipated Fed decision, with government bond yields stabilising yesterday. That didn’t stop e…
2 years, 1 month ago
The end of an era for central banks
After 17 years, the Bank of Japan has become the last global central bank to end its negative interest rate policy, but the JPY is lower as some expe…
2 years, 1 month ago
Investors face a key week with the US and Japan in the spotlight
With a number of major central banks meeting this week, volatility will potentially return to equity markets. Slightly weaker economic growth data, c…
2 years, 1 month ago
Inflation spoils the mood
Higher-than-expected producer prices spooked investors yesterday, sending Treasury yields and the US dollar higher and equity markets lower. In Asia,…
2 years, 2 months ago
Markets await the last big data release ahead of next week’s Fed meeting
European stocks closed broadly higher on Wednesday whilst the US took a breather, with some of the big tech stocks lower on the day. Japan was the st…
2 years, 2 months ago