Equity markets seem content to trade broadly sideways as investors balanced the ongoing economic recovery with potential worries about delta, inflation and tapering by the Fed. European stock markets edged a little higher in early trade on Tuesday having eked out modest gains on Monday despite a slow start.  The FTSE 100 has put in a steady […]

The U.S. dollar saw a decline on Friday, as traders weighed new data that showed inflation was easing, fostering expectations that interest rates had reached their peak and central banks — particularly the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) — might soon initiate rate cuts.

Question is two-fold: has inflation started to peak, and has the market fully digested what central banks are about to shove down their throats? Inflation in Britain rose to 5.5% in January as price growth accelerated from December’s levels to hit its highest in 30 years. Core inflation, stripping out energy and food, was up […]

On Monday, oil prices drifted lower following Israel's announcement of further troop withdrawals from Gaza and the start of renewed talks for a possible ceasefire in the ongoing six-month conflict in the Middle East.

The U.S. dollar index (DXY), a gauge of the greenback’s strength against six major counterparts, saw an increase on Wednesday ahead of the conclusion of a Federal Reserve (Fed) policy meeting, which could provide insights into the timeline for the U.S. central bank's interest rate reductions.