European stock markets traded mildly higher in early trade on Monday but with the US closed it will be a thin day. Last week stocks notched another rise - the FTSE 100 continued its ascent towards the all-time high.

Europe higher as Wall Street has its best close in a year; SPX 20% above lows. Fed meetings start today with CPI as a focal point. Will hikes continue? Stay updated at markets.com.

After the travails of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse, investors hoping things calm down a bit this week will be disappointed.

The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) convenes today for its first meeting of 2021, with some new faces (not least Janet Yellen at Treasury) but the same old problems facing the Federal Reserve as it seeks to steer the US economy out of the pandemic. The statement is released tomorrow at 19:00 (GMT), followed by the press conference with Chair […]

Quarterly user numbers drop for the first time as Facebook/Meta shares disappointing fourth quarter results. Facebook earnings Facebook Q4 2021 headline stats Despite revenues coming in ahead of expectations, Facebook earnings fell in a downbeat quarter for the social media giant. With shares down 20% after its report, things are looking fairly bleak for Zuckerberg […]