On Monday, the US Institute for Supply Management (ISM) released data showing the index of national factory activity surged to a reading of 60.8 in September, the highest reading...
On Sunday, The Confederation of British Industry released their monthly indicator of output for UK manufacturers, retailers and service companies. The release, of +11, was down...
The markets are little changed overnight as they await the outcome of the 2-day Federal Reserve meeting that ends today. Many will be focusing on the Fed’s description of...
On Monday, at a speech at the International Monetary Fund in Washington DC, Bank of England Governor Mark Carney stated that any increases in UK interest rates in the future will...
On Friday, the US Commerce Department released Retail Sales showing a drop of 0.2% in August, the biggest decline in 6 months. The markets had expected a decline resulting from...
1) Accuracy or risk-managementThese days, the situation on the financial markets is not clear. The market entered a period of uncertainty, when the old trend is no longer...
North Korea fired another missile over Japan into the Pacific Ocean on Friday. The regimes defiance towards recent UN sanctions has had a mooted effect on the markets as many are...
UK unemployment fell to its lowest level since 1975, data on Wednesday revealed. Unemployment fell by 75K, bringing the unemployment rate down to 4.3% (from 4.4%). Wage growth...
US equities closed at record levels on Wednesday, as improved risk-on sentiment returned to the markets and news that the US economy will benefit if the US tax reform is passed....