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Eurozone inflation, hard decisions

Thursday, 5 January 2017, 11:32 Last update: about 11 years ago

What to do in the face of an improving economy and accelerating inflation? Conventional wisdom tells us central banks should looks to tighten monetary policy to avoid runaway inflation and an...

Initial boost flattened by the ‘cautious optimism’

Wednesday, 4 January 2017, 09:56 Last update: about 11 years ago

Global markets were in the green on Tuesday as optimism bolstered in the world’s largest economies. European equities are in a bull market as the pace of German inflation doubled last month....

First full day of trading around the globe

Tuesday, 3 January 2017, 10:56 Last update: about 11 years ago

The first days of 2017 are a far cry from what we saw last year as stock carried over the surge from late 2016 into the New Year. The US and the UK bourses will start trading today while most Asian...

New Year 2017 – with a barrage of economic data

Monday, 2 January 2017, 11:30 Last update: about 11 years ago

Life slowly returns to normal after the lull between Christmas and New Year. The upcoming week is set to be a holiday-shortened one, with UK and US markets closed on Monday and many Southern European...

Farewell, 2016

Friday, 30 December 2016, 11:15 Last update: about 11 years ago

The year has come to its conclusion, and it's probably not one to look back at with fond memories. The widespread market selloff in January and February, China's 'slowdown', slumping oil prices,...

Markets decline; Oil slips with US dollar

Thursday, 22 December 2016, 09:25 Last update: about 11 years ago

On Wednesday, European Shares finished on the lower side as concerns about the refinancing of troubled Italian bank Monte Dei Paschi di Siena continue, with the bank saying it could run out of cash in...

Financials lead markets higher

Wednesday, 21 December 2016, 12:43 Last update: about 11 years ago

Global markets were in the green on Tuesday, despite the terrible news in Europe early in the day. European markets clawed out of the red as financials led the way with gains. Italian banks were among...

Year-end lull rocked by attacks

Tuesday, 20 December 2016, 11:19 Last update: about 11 years ago

Markets tend to wind-down towards the end of the year, as large players take stock of the past months often reducing their exposure ahead of the new year and a possible new portfolio allocation. That...

Surge in U.S Dollar on FED Path; financials lead

Friday, 16 December 2016, 10:01 Last update: about 11 years ago

In Europe Markets in Europe ended the session in the green on Thursday after the Federal Reserve (FED) raised the interest rate by 25 basis points and projected three more hikes next year thus...

Fed Day

Thursday, 15 December 2016, 10:38 Last update: about 11 years ago

Caution infiltrated global markets on Wednesday as investors focused on the upcoming rate decision by the US Federal Reserve. European stocks slipped slightly away from their best levels in 11 months...

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