Another sell everything kind of day: A hot inflation print from the US has left stock markets around the world nursing losses. CPI inflation rose to 4.2% last month, the strongest reading since 2008. The month-on-month increase in the core reading of 0.9% was the raciest since 1982. All else equal, higher inflation readings are headwinds for equity markets, […]

European stock markets are a bit higher again today as oil prices slide back. Crude slipped lower, with WTI taking a $100 handle for a time, as the White House indicated it would release as much as 180m barrels from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve. It would be the largest ever release, the third in six […]

The biggest firms in China are set to reveal a slowdown in revenue growth when they report earnings for the quarter ending in June, according to estimates collected by Refinitiv. Chinese giants such as Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu are lining up to report earnings, chronicling the impact of the escalating US-China trade war. China’s two […]

Britain’s economy contracted less than expected in January, but nevertheless showed the dire impact of lockdown on economic activity. The European Central Bank said it would speed up the pace of bond buying to lean against the rise in yields but didn’t provide an awful of clarity overall.

A lot of attention has been given to large cap stocks so far in 2021, but what about their smaller cousins? For the canny investor or trader, small cap stocks can offer many exciting avenues to explore. 5 small cap stocks to watch Small companies to invest in If you’re familiar with small cap shares, […]