Market update: Positive sentiment prevails after the Easter holidays

While markets were closed for the Good Friday holiday in the UK, US shares surged…

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Market update: Eurozone’s vulnerabilities dampen sentiment once again

US equities declined on Wednesday as worries over a run on banks in Cyprus and…

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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…

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Market update: Developments on Cyprus raise alarm bells in global markets

The head of the eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers, Jeroen Dijsselbloem,…

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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…

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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…

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Market update: Cyprus continues to drag on stocks

Wall Street fell on Thursday as concerns about a Cyprus bailout deepened and…

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Market update: Fed reassurance the markets, China manufacturing grows

US markets were buoyed yesterday by a reassuring statement from the Federal…

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Market update: Cyprus concerns swept aside for now

Yesterday the S&P 500 Index slipped 0.2% to 1548.34 – its third…

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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…

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Market update: Controversial Cyprus bailout spooks European investors

After closing near to a record high on Thursday, the S&P 500 and the Dow…

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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…

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