Market news

8:21 AM

Economic calendar: Week full of key releases

Summary: - Delayed GDP report and Powell testimony scheduled for this week - Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump will meet on Wednesday - Mark Carney and Stefan...

7:57 AM

Chinese stocks surge as Trump delays increase in tariffs

Summary: Shanghai Composite surges more than 5% after Donald Trump officially extended a deadline to raise tariffs on China's goods A...

5:39 PM

Stocks remain near recent highs; CAD gains after retail sales data

Summary: Stock markets remain close to their YTD highs DE30: German Minister considers tax breaks to boost R&D USDCAD back...

3:13 PM

Stocks reverse from the highest levels in 2019

Friday trading started in great moods as investors hoped for extension of trade negotiations and the German DE30 flirted with 11500 points for the first...

3:01 PM

USDCAD back near 1:32 after mixed retail sales

Summary: Canadian retail sales Y/Y: +1.7%. Core Y/Y: +1.6% Loonie remains slightly higher on the day USDCAD searching for direction back near...

2:29 PM

Technical analysis - USDJPY

Summary: The pair comes back to the consolidation from the second half of 2018 The pair keeps approaching the daily SMA200 USDJPY stays within...

12:52 PM

Stock of the week: BlackRock

Summary: BlackRock is world’s biggest asset manager Owner of the biggest ETF family, iShares Company’s actively managed...

12:19 PM

Pound set for solid weekly gains; Chinese stocks post 7th green week in a row

Summary: Pound set for solid weekly gains FTSE remains near 4 1/2-month highs Chinese equities post 7th weekly gain in a row Pound set for...

11:10 AM

Trade of the day: EURAUD

Summary: Australian Trade Minister confirms that trade ties with China are strong China may need high quality Australian coal to conform...

11:06 AM

Mark Zuckerberg says blockchain might be implemented into some Facebook systems

Summary: Mark Zuckerberg says blockchain might be implemented into some Facebook systems Founder of Reddit: Crypto winter may lead to spring of...

10:05 AM

DE30: German Finance Ministry considers tax breaks to boost R&D spending

Summary: Germany’s growth was flat in Q4 2018 on the back of huge inventories slump DAX (DE30 on xStation5) eyes test of the 38.2%...

8:50 AM

Economic calendar: retail sales, surveys and central bankers

Summary: - German IFO index expected to decline further - Headline retail sales from Canada forecasted flat in December - Three Fed members...

8:05 AM

Kiwi declines on higher capital requirements’ fears

Summary: NZ dollar trades lower in early European trading as RBNZ stands pat when it comes to higher capital requirements A handful of...

6:19 PM

Stocks and Oil hold near recent highs despite soft data

Summary: Equity indices remain near 2019 highs Nike shares slide on shoe malfunction Oil still near recent peak despite record...

6:09 PM

Oil remains near recent highs as US production hits record

Summary: EIA inventories: +3.7M vs +3.1M exp US production hits record high of 12M bpd Oil remains around the $67 mark in mixed...

3:07 PM

US markets flat ahead of cash open; Nike shares slide after shoe malfunction

Summary: US indices pretty much flat; near 2019 highs Philly Fed and US durable goods data disappoint Nike shares fall after shoe causes injury...

1:36 PM

Cryptocurrencies: Samsung unveils Galaxy S10 with crypto private key storage

Summary: World Gold Council: Cryptocurrencies are no substitutes for gold Samsung unveils its Galaxy S10 with crypto private key storage Bitcoin...

12:07 PM

Takeaways following European PMIs

Summary: European PMIs kept declining in February except for France Fading demand for cars from China could be blamed for downbeat moods among...

11:33 AM

EURGBP falls to 3-week low after PMI data; Barclays shares surge

Summary: Eurozone manufacturing PMI slides below 50 German reading hits lowest level in over 6 years Barclays bank shares rise after earnings  The...

11:15 AM

3 stories to watch as equity indices surge to 2019 highs

The start of this year has been spectacular for stocks around the globe with US indices fully recovering from the December plunge and bourses everywhere...