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BOE preview: Inflation stands in the way of more rate cuts

18 September 2025

Two days, two key central bank meetings, a state visit and £150bn in investment from US tech giants into the UK, it’s been a busy week already. The outcome between the Fed and the BOE could not be more different. The Federal Reserve cut interest rates and also indicated a rapid pace of rate...

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Fed cuts rates

17 September 2025

More cuts expected GDP revised higher Overall mild market reaction, but gold price sinks After some short term volatility, stocks could rally once more The Fed has cut interest rates by 25bps as expected and also reduced its forecast for interest rates in 2025. The Dot Plot shows that...

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⏬US100 down 1% during Fed press conference

17 September 2025

Right after the decision, we saw a clear weakening of the dollar in response to the Fed move, which was in line with expectations, but there was uncertainty about what projections the Fed would present. It is worth noting that this is the first cut this year. Last year, the Fed cut rates three times,...

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30 April 2020

US OPEN: Wall Street opens lower on weak data

• US Jobless Claims top 3.8 million • Facebook and Tesla shares soared higher • Apple, Amazon and Visa will report...

BREAKING: US jobless claims surge to 3839k!

The US jobless claims report was released at 1:30 pm BST. The reading once again showed a bigger than expected value. Initial jobless claims came in at ...

Stock Market Comment: Carmakers experience unprecedented sales plunge

Carmakers see big drop in revenue in Q1 2020 Decline in vehicle sales followed coronavirus spread Tesla (TSLA.US) shows unexpected...

BREAKING: ECB leaves rates unchanged, EURUSD unimpressed

European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged at today's meeting. Such a decision was widely expected and, in turn, we did not see much of a...

Technical alert: EURUSD

EURUSD is trading in a local sideways move. Investors are waiting for today’s key event - ECB rate decision which will be announced at 12:45 BST....

DE30: European indices give up early gains

European stocks open higher but erase gains later on DE30 pulled back to 11,000 pts after storming above 11,300 pts overnight Deutsche...

Economic calendar: ECB decision and GDP reports

European countries report Q1 GDP Initial jobless claims seen at 3.5 million ECB expected to leave rates unchanged Risk-on...

Morning wrap

US indices ignored poor US GDP reading yesterday and rallied on coronavirus drug hopes. S&P 500 finished 2.66% higher, Nasdaq added 3.57% and...

29 April 2020

FOMC Press Conference: Key Takeaways

The press conference of FED chairman Jerome Powell has just ended and its course was in line with market expectations. Here are they key statements: -...

BREAKING: FOMC stays put, focus on conference

The FOMC maintained interest rates and refrained from introducing any additional action during the April meeting noting the severe economic damage and...

Coronavirus: market update

• The number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 3.17 million of which more than 220 300 died and over 979 000 recovered. • US...

US OPEN: Wall Street Surge on Gilead Report

• Gilead (GILD.US) drug remdesivir shows improvement in treating COVID-19 • Investors focus turned to the Federal Reserve press...

BREAKING: Dax soared above 11 000 pts!

German DAX jumped in afternoon trading on Wednesday and is trading at its highest level in seven weeks, ahead of US Federal Reserve and ECB meetings after...

BREAKING: US GDP shrank 4.8% in Q1 2020

Long-awaited US GDP report for Q1 2020 was released today at 1:30 pm BST. Data showed that the US economy shrank at an annualized 4.8% QoQ. Market expected...

Commodity Wrap - Gold, Palladium, Silver, Coffee

Gold Significant oversupply on the gold market is still expected this year Increase in investment demand is being offset by drop in jewelry...

Technical alert: GBPUSD

GBPUSD is trading lower on the day. However, looking at the M30 interval, one can see that the pair reached the key support zone. The area marked with...

DE30: Volkswagen still expects profit this year

European indices post minor gains on Wednesday DE30 tests 10,800-10,900 pts resistance zone Volkswagen (VOW3.DE) saw 23% YoY drop...

Economic calendar: FOMC decision day

FOMC to announce rate decision in the evening US GDP report for Q1 expected to show contraction Facebook, Microsoft, Tesla and Boeing...

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