Opinion – Friday 7 April 2017

Bonds , the Japanese Yen and Gold al rose in Asia overnight, while stock markets slipped as investors ran to safe-haven assets after the United States launched cruise missile attacks against an air base in Syria. This attack on Syria raises the risk of confrontation...

Opinion – Thursday 6 April 2017

Yesterday was one of the busiest trading sessions in many months, packed full of data that led to some large intraday moves. ADP payrolls (better than expected) and the Non-manufacturing ISM (worse than expected) gave contrasting reads on the labour market, while the...

Opinion – Wednesday 5 April 2017

US equities have managed to end the day with modest gains while main European equity Indices posted gains between 0.20% and 0.55%. After yesterday’s rally, US Treasury yields are a little bit higher across the curve with the 10y note currently trading at 2.363%,...

Opinion – Tuesday 4 April 2017

Despite the strong economic data a risk-off tone has developed in the US economy over the past two couple of trading sessions. That risk-off tone continued yesterday with falls in global equity markets and declines in Global Bond Yields. US Treasury Yields fell 5.7...

Opinion – Monday 3 April 2017

U.S. equities fell on the last day of a solid quarter, comments from Fed Dudley drag 10y UST below 2.40% and the US Dollar had a mixed trading session, softer against GBP and JPY, but stronger against most other G10 currencies. US data releases were also mixed and...

Opinion – Friday 31 March 2017

European and US equities have brushed aside the negative lead from Asia which saw the Shanghai composite down nearly 1% on the day and its fourth session of declines. The Euro has also come under pressure amid softer than expected German inflation with the move lower...