Central Bank Week (with a side of BMPS)
Monday, 12 December 2016, 09:44
Last update: about 11 years ago
This week will see the central bank of Switzerland, the UK and Mexico delivering their latest assessments and outlooks for their own economies, but the focus will undoubtedly be on the US. Tune in to...
Lower for longer
Friday, 9 December 2016, 11:57
Last update: about 11 years ago
Malta might have been on holiday yesterday but the markets set their sights on the last ECB meeting of the year, eagerly awaiting the ECB’s anticipated change of stance with regards to its...
Brexit and the pound
Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 11:38
Last update: about 11 years ago
Many will recall the crash of the British currency in the aftermath of the Brexit vote. Investors sold the pound sterling on fears – which eventually materialised – of future monetary...
Italy’s financial system
Tuesday, 6 December 2016, 09:28
Last update: about 11 years ago
Markets in Europe mostly ended Monday in the green. The only exception was Italy being the highlight of the day, with shares in Italian banks losing ground following Prime Minister’s Matteo...
Mixed feelings
Friday, 2 December 2016, 10:17
Last update: about 11 years ago
Global markets struggled to find firm direction, and closed mixed during Thursday’s session. Asian markets were firmly higher as investor confidence was lifted over the OPEC output deal reached...
Christmas comes early
Thursday, 1 December 2016, 13:39
Last update: about 11 years ago
Global markets pushed higher on Wednesday with all eyes on Vienna for the highly-anticipated meeting of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), as they finally agreed to the first...
Don’t say I didn’t warn you
Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 12:29
Last update: about 11 years ago
The much-talked-about OPEC deal is seemingly set to go down in flames as Iran, and Saudi Arabia by consequence, are not willing to talk at the current terms. Officials from Tehran are insisting they...
Markets react on oil output cap and Euro Area uncertainties
Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 10:11
Last update: about 11 years ago
Monday was a gloomy day for markets. Europe was under pressure, with the Italian banking sector suffering losses on worries that the outcome of the upcoming constitutional referendum could lead to...
The week ahead
Monday, 28 November 2016, 10:15
Last update: about 11 years ago
Global markets ended higher on Friday, getting a boost from health care shares, while the financial and oil and gas were the two sectors that finished lower. In Europe, the FTSE 100 rose around 1%,...
Turkeys in focus, trading paused
Friday, 25 November 2016, 12:27
Last update: about 11 years ago
Global markets were strangely quiet on Thursday as Thanksgiving calm descended across markets, and investors reconciled themselves to a day of low volumes and quiet trading. European stocks were...