The euro was grounded against its major rivals on Thursday and the Japanese yen dropped to a two-week low against the dollar....

While still ongoing, concerns over an escalation of the situation in Ukraine improved. Reports that Russian President Putin had called back troops taking part in military exercises close to the...

While still ongoing, concerns over an escalation of the situation in Ukraine improved. Reports that Russian President Putin had called back troops taking part in military exercises close to the...

World shares, commodities and currencies went on a whiplash ride at the start of this week as rising tensions in Ukraine over the weekend were dampened down abruptly on Tuesday after Russian President...

Riskier assets including US and UK equity futures rebounded on Tuesday morning while commodities and the Japanese yen slipped after Russian President Vladimir Putin called troops back to bases...

Asian stocks and US stock futures slipped overnight while oil and commodity prices soared higher as tensions in Ukraine escalated....

US equities were boosted after Janet Yellen reassured market participants, attributing the recent softer economic data to bad weather....

UK GDP was at 0.7% for the 4th quarter and 2.7% for the Y/Y figure the yearly figure was slightly softer than expected but overall close to expected values. The GBP is making some marginal losses this...

Taking equity performance as a broader gauge of overall market sentiment we see that initial negative sentiment at the start of the week improved on Tuesday. The overriding themes in the market were...

Data out of the US was mostly negative yesterday. Despite an improvement in House Price Index for December, US consumer confidence eased lower and the regional Richmond Fed Manufacturing index...