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24-4-2019

Asian Markets Fall Despite Strong US Earnings
The S&P and the Nasdaq surged to record highs following better than expected earnings. Twitter, Hasbro and Lockheed Martin beat forecasts driving the equity index rally to record levels. The gains highlight a momentous run for US equities which are up a st… Read more

17-4-2019

Stocks Mixed After China Growth Beats Estimates; Netflix Guidance Concerns
Asian markets traded mixed despite Chinese data easily beating expectations and fears over the health of the Chinese economy fading. China’s economy grew at 6.4% in the first quarter of the year, above the 6.3% forecast, whilst matching growth seen in the las… Read more

16-4-2019

Pound dips before UK employment data
Today could be a pivotal day for sentiment, with key pieces of data coming from different regions across the globe. UK jobs data, German ZEW sentiment data and US industrial production and manufacturing data could provide investors with a clearer picture of th… Read more

15-4-2019

Strong Chinese Data & a Stellar Start to US Earnings Season
An optimistic start to the week saw Asian markets advance, whilst the dollar eased back. An impressive start to earnings season on Friday, combined with better than expected data out of China overnight helped ease concerns over the health of the global economy… Read more

12-4-2019

Markets await US bank earnings
Wall Street closed flat as investors looked ahead cautiously to the start of earnings season. Whilst financial firms pushed higher on the expectation of decent figures, a more general fear that first quarter earnings will disappoint kept stocks in check. The … Read more

11-4-2019

Global Growth Woes Pull Asian Stocks Lower & Pound Ignores Brexit Extension
Wall Street gained and Asian markets slipped following cautious words from central banks. A dovish ECB, milder US core inflation and a growing number of Fed policymakers who now see policy moving in either direction have investors increasingly convinced that i… Read more

10-4-2019

Cautious optimism heading into Super Wednesday
Wall Street closed lower; the S&P snapped an 8-day winning streak, whilst the Dow closed down for a second straight session weighed down by lingering growth concerns as investors brace themselves for the start of earnings season later this week. US corpor… Read more

9-4-2019

Stocks subdued ahead of Super Wednesday
Wall Street closed mixed overnight. The S&P and Nasdaq pushed higher, whilst Boeing and GE dragged the Dow into the red. The S&P enjoyed its 8th consecutive winning session, its longest winning run since October 2017, helped higher by rallying oil pric… Read more