Donald Trump’s November victory ignited the steepest rally from election day to inauguration for a first-term president since John F. Kennedy won the White House in 1960. The charts below tell the tale of…
As Donald Trump moves into the White House, it would be hard to dream up a cabinet friendlier to fossil fuels.…
“Comeback is a good word, man,” noted the actor Mickey Rourke, after portraying a washed-up wrestler led to a career renaissance.…
Friday 05.10 GMT Overview Equities markets were mixed in Asian trading on Friday as the dollar ceded ground to regional currencies…
Investor optimism faded in the week preceding the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president, with equity funds suffering their largest…
Puerto Rico and its creditors have returned to the bargaining table this week as newly-elected governor Ricardo Rosselló seeks to reset…
The Bank of England’s corporate bond buying plan has moved much faster than investors expected with the central bank surpassing half…
Brussels is seeking to defuse a regulatory time-bomb facing Europe’s pensions as the retirement industry warns that EU derivatives reforms scheduled…
The star player in America’s biggest sporting event risks being benched: guacamole. Every year before the Super Bowl, demand soars for…
Thursday 02.10 GMT Overview Asian equities regained upward momentum after comments from Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen gave wings to a…
China cut its holdings of US Treasuries by $66bn in November, reducing its position in the safe-haven debt to the lowest…
The sole Republican commissioner at the main US derivatives regulator has thrown his hat in the ring to be appointed the…
US financial stocks have come under pressure since the start the year, denting a sharp rise that began after the election,…
China’s currency was softer after its central bank fixed the renminbi’s trading band at its strongest level in two months in…
Wednesday 02:20 GMT Overview Currency movements once again dominated trading in Asia as markets reacted to UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s…
A much delayed surveillance system to monitor trading in the world’s largest equity market took a big leap forward on Tuesday…
Before she spoke on Tuesday, Theresa May was gaining a reputation for talking sterling lower by spooking investors that Britain was…
Theresa May’s first big speech on Brexit since she became prime minister removed some of the political uncertainty that has dogged…
Market moves in London ahead of Theresa May’s Brexit speech Source link
The US dollar is weakening this morning after comments from president-elect Donald Trump that the greenback was “too strong” against the…
Tuesday 02.00 GMT Overview Stocks were putting in a mixed performance in Asia, while currencies fluctuated as markets braced for the…
Asset price movements in the past few weeks have pointed both to the upside and a major risk for the global…
“Dedication, that’s what you need, if you want to be a record breaker,” sang the TV entertainer Roy Castle on the…
Traders are anticipating big swings in the pound, ratcheting up the cost of hedging against sterling volatility in preparation for fast-moving…
US companies have rushed to renegotiate their loans at the start of the year, taking advantage of strong investor demand for…
The pound has fallen below the $1.20 mark for the first time since the October “flash crash”, ahead of a speech…
Monday 02.10 GMT Overview Asian markets were mostly lower despite bank-led gains for Wall Street on Friday but the spotlight was…
Investors have returned to the world of debt in a cooling of the Trumpflation trade that pummelled bond markets and propelled…
