Market update: European markets lower after Fed hints at end to asset purchases – 20.06.2013

The US markets were both down at the close on Wednesday, after the Federal…

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Market update: Markets tread cautiously ahead of today’s FOMC events – 19.06.2013

The main US benchmarks ended Tuesday higher (Dow Jones +0.9% and S&P 500…

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Weekly wrap: FOMC expected to reveal QE path on Wednesday; stimulus scares or return to calm? 17.06.2013

Global equities ended a torrid week slightly lower (MSCI World $ -0.4%). Worries…

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Market update: Stocks rebound on upbeat US retail sales and jobs data – 14.06.2013

Wall Street rallied on Thursday (S&P 500 +1.5%, Dow Jones +1.2%) as investors…

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Market update: Markets still sliding on QE tapering worries – 13.06.2013

US stocks dropped on Wednesday in another volatile day of trading (Dow Jones and…

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Market update: Investors continue to fret about US and Japan QE – 12.06.2013

US stocks ended Tuesday in the red (S&P 500 -1.0%, Dow Jones -0.8%, Nasdaq…

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Market update: Markets await German vote on OMTs – 11.06.2013

Global equities closed broadly flat yesterday, with mixed data out of Japan and…

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Weekly wrap: Fair is foul, and foul is fair; US jobs data casts confusing spell – 11.06.2013

Global equity markets finished lower last week, as investors continued to fret…

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Market update: Weak Chinese data weighs on markets – 10.06.2013

Last Friday, US stocks advanced (S&P 500 and Nasdaq +1.3%, Dow Jones +1.4%).…

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Market update: Rotation out of interest-rate sensitive stocks coincide with US sell-down – 06.06.2013

US equities extended their losing streak yesterday, the S&P 500 falling 1.4%…

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Market Update: Abe’s growth strategy falls short of expectations – 05.06.2013

US equities lost ground yesterday (S&P 500 -0.6%; Dow Jones -0.5%) as…

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Market update: Fair is foul and foul is fair; bad data lifts investor spirits – 04.06.2013

It was a case of ‘fair is foul, and foul is fair’ in markets…

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