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Asia Pacific markets provided a strong start to the week with a catch up rally. The Hang Seng rose 0.9% while the Nikkei gained 0.4%. Initial enthusiasm has faded as the day has progressed. European...

Stock markets around the world have been steady overnight as Chinese traders returned f‎rom Lunar New Year holidays. US index futures and the Dax are up marginally while the FTSE is up 0.5% as GBP...

Stock markets around the world have continued their retreat overnight and into this morning. US index futures are down 0.25%. Markets in Europe are mixed with Italy’s FTSE MIB up 1.4% the FTSE...

Stock markets have bounced back overnight amid a flurry of earnings and manufacturing PMI reports. In the US this morning NASDAQ Futures are up 0.5% propelled higher by positive earnings reports out...

Over the course of January, traders have increasingly come to recognize that the post-election honeymoon rally had priced President Trump to perfection. In other words, the market was anticipating...

Gong Hei Fat Choi!Trading was light in Asia Pacific markets with the Lunar New Year holiday and festival getting underway. The Nikkei gained 0.3% while China markets were fully or practically closed....

Stock markets continue to turn back upward as capital returns to risk markets and traders respond favourably to earnings reports. US index futures are up 0.3% with the technology and momentum stock...

Stock markets around the world have been declining to start the first full week of the Trump Administration as the potential risks to global politics and trade from his policies become more...

It continues to be an active week for trading. A big day Tuesday that saw a number of major rallies and breakouts is currencies ran into a setback Wednesday with a number of corrections. These appear...

Markets don't go up and down in a straight line, every trade is a battle between bulls and bears. Because of this, it's not a surprise that after a series of major moves Tuesday, particularly in...

It's a big day for world markets as US traders return from their long weekend to find markets in turmoil as political uncertainty roars back with a vengeance and the trends of late 2016 unravel.The...

While comments made during Donald Trump's press conference ‎yesterday had some impact on trading, it's what he didn't say that has sent shockwaves through global markets overnight.The press...

As the BoC will deliver its first of eight decisions of 2017 next Wednesday, the current monetary policy stance remains appropriate in our view.Granted, the three new core inflation measures the BoC...

Equity traders have been reluctant to make big commitments ahead of today's developments, but aren't shaking in their boots either. ‎US index futures, the FTSE and the Dax are all slightly in...