The World Economic Forum (WEF) kicked off on Monday in Davos, Switzerland, for the first time in two years and will see fewer participants than before. The last time some of the most influential names in the financial industry met, the economy was buzzing, far from worries of a global pandemic and a war between […]

The S&P 500 rose 8.5% to 3,363 over the third quarter, having hit an all-time of 3580 at the start of September, with an intraday peak at 3588. The market faced ongoing headwinds from the pandemic, but risk sentiment remained well supported through the quarter by fiscal and monetary policy. A pullback in September erased […]

European stock markets have made a solid start to the second half of the year, making up for yesterday’s losses, whilst Asian shares got the session off to a soft start. Equity indices are looking positive this morning as the FTSE 100 rose 1% and popped above 7,100 again, with the Euro Stoxx 50 and […]

US earnings season kicks off this week. The large caps will be sharing their earnings reports for Q2 2021. This throws up exciting trading opportunities for investors, as ever, but this quarter’s may be one of the best seasons yet from a corporate perspective.  Analyst sentiment suggests a bumper quarter is on the way for […]

Having banged the inflation drum for some months, last Monday I noted that everyone’s suddenly talking about it. Now rates are really starting to worry. We are witnessing a sharp sell-off in rates with yields moving aggressively higher, which could spread into trouble in other asset classes like stocks, FX and even cryptos. This creates problems mainly […]