Market update: Up, up, up they go; stocks rise as confidence grows for US and China economic recovery

Data showing that the American economic recovery remains on track helped Wall…

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Market update: Risk appetite beginning to firm but kept in check ahead of crucial US jobs data on Friday

In the US, despite recording a loss of 0.3% at the close of trading on Thursday,…

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UK money growth solid as corporate liquidity surges

UK monetary trends continue to support optimism about growth prospects while…

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Market update: The US Fed begins its two-day monetary policy meeting

US stocks closed slightly lower yesterday with the Dow down 0.1% and the S&P…

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Eurozone monetary pick-up stalls in December

Narrow money M1 – comprising physical cash and overnight deposits –…

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Weekly wrap: Can the equities rally continue? – US jobs and manufacturing in focus

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) arrived late to the ‘QE infinity’ party last…

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Market update: European markets remain close to 23-month highs

US stocks closed higher on Friday with both the Dow and the S&P 500 up 0.5%.…

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Japan – beneficiary of a weaker yen

For every country the level at which its currency trades at is important and…

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UK onshore GDP up 0.5% since Q1 2012 vs similar Eurozone fall

The reported 0.3% decline in fourth-quarter GDP rests on an official guess that…

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Lift off: could airline consolidation continue?

The past decade has seen a cycle of consolidation in the airline industry with…

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Market update: Psychological warfare – S&P 500 eyes 1,500 mark

The S&P 500’s 0.01% gain made it seven straight winning days for the…

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To infinity and beyond – BoJ joins peers on QE bandwagon

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) arrived late to the ‘QE infinity’* party this…

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