April 2, 2013
Market update: Positive sentiment prevails after the Easter holidays
While markets were closed for the Good Friday holiday in the UK, US shares surged…
March 28, 2013
Market update: Eurozone’s vulnerabilities dampen sentiment once again
US equities declined on Wednesday as worries over a run on banks in Cyprus and…
March 27, 2013
Market update: Stock markets try to look past Cyprus but euro slides and safe havens muddle through
Positive economic data releases in the US helped stock markets look past the…
March 26, 2013
Market update: Developments on Cyprus raise alarm bells in global markets
The head of the eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem,…
March 25, 2013
Weekly wrap: Cyprus concerns overshadow signs the US economy is growing slowly but surely
Global equities fell as investors were rattled by uncertainty caused by…
March 25, 2013
Market Update: Reduction in eurozone tensions: markets cheer Cyprus’ last-ditch deal for a €10bn bailout
Wall Street stocks finished higher on Friday (Dow Jones +0.6%, S&P 500…
March 22, 2013
Market update: Cyprus continues to drag on stocks
Wall Street fell on Thursday as concerns about a Cyprus bailout deepened and…
March 21, 2013
Market update: Fed reassurance the markets, China manufacturing grows
US markets were buoyed yesterday by a reassuring statement from the Federal…
March 20, 2013
Market update: Cyprus concerns swept aside for now
Yesterday the S&P 500 Index slipped 0.2% to 1548.34 – its third…
March 18, 2013
Weekly wrap: Another central bank governor pledges to do “whatever it takes”
Most global equity markets enjoyed another positive week with the Dow setting a…
March 18, 2013
Market update: Controversial Cyprus bailout spooks European investors
After closing near to a record high on Thursday, the S&P 500 and the Dow…
March 15, 2013
Market update: US markets boosted by better than expected jobless claims
On Thursday, both the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 finished the trading day up…