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.

IPO filings used to be less interesting. It’s been rather fun to record how some (not so fast-growing, it turns out) tech unicorns have explained their businesses (it’s about people), the risks to growth (we have never made a profit and may never do so), and how they plan to structure voting rights (you don’t […]

The Bank of Japan begins its two-day policy meeting today with expectations that it is anticipated to take the policy rate up to 0.5% by Friday, marking the highest short-term borrowing costs in 16 years.

Stock market bounce back: the stock market has shown signs of resilience, with major indices like the Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq experiencing a notable rebound.

Watch the yield. The Bank of England warns that a sharp rise in bond yields from “a sudden crystallisation of geopolitical tensions” would cause “significant losses” for non-bank institutions such as pension funds and hedge funds, forcing them to sell assets, further amplifying the hit.