Market jitters as ECB fails to deliver sweet Easter for markets

Get our take on what happened in the markets this week.

Kathleen BrooksApril 15, 2022

Three drivers of markets: Macron, UK stagflation worries and US price data

Find out what the French election results mean for markets, why stagflation is being uttered in the same sentence as the UK economy, and why oil could fall below $100 a barrel.

Kathleen BrooksApril 11, 2022

Dollar is king as the FTSE 100 dominance set to continue

Get our take on why the FTSE 100 could continue to outperform the US indices and what the surging dollar means for markets.

Kathleen BrooksApril 8, 2022

Find out why sentiment is up at the start of a new week and if it can last

Get our take on the outlook for the FTSE 100 and why sky high Turkish inflation is not weighing on the Turkish stock market.

Kathleen BrooksApril 4, 2022

How the commodity crisis is changing the dial for the ECB and why payrolls could turn the dial for Fed policy

Find out why we are downbeat on the euro and what the NFP report this week means for rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.

Kathleen BrooksMarch 31, 2022

3 charts to watch closely as bond markets burn

Get our take on why US Treasury yields are surging and what this means for the dollar, equities and the future of the US economy.

Kathleen BrooksMarch 28, 2022

FX focus: What is going on with the dollar?

Find out why the yen is in freewill and why the dollar and US stocks could be in demand for the medium term.

Kathleen BrooksMarch 25, 2022

Three game-changers for the week ahead

As we move through the new week, get our take on what could drive markets and where the trading action will be.

Kathleen BrooksMarch 21, 2022

Bank of England: hiking rates for now…

Find out what the Bank of England meeting this week means for the pound and the FTSE 100, and why the Bank may not lead the world in rate increases from now on.

Kathleen BrooksMarch 18, 2022

Backdrop remains grim as countdown to the Fed begins

The Fed meeting is finally here, but there is so much going on. Get our take on whether the Fed will bow to geopolitical concerns or have a laser focus on domestic inflation pressures.

Kathleen BrooksMarch 14, 2022

What goes up must come down

Get our take on the messy and rapidly changing market action and find out where markets are as we move to the end of another extraordinary week.

Kathleen BrooksMarch 10, 2022

Renewables: the antidote to the commodity price surge

Find out why renewable energy stocks are tracing the oil price more closely than the oil producers, and what this means for the future of the global energy supply.

Kathleen BrooksMarch 7, 2022

Why the war in Ukraine could embolden central banks to double down on inflation

Find out what to expect this week as the Russian invasion of Ukraine gets more entrenched, and why rising commodity prices could keep central banks on their guard.

Kathleen BrooksMarch 6, 2022

Commodities surge: how to trade war markets

Get our take on how far commodity markets can keep on rising and what this means for the euro and the oil price in the coming days and weeks.

Kathleen BrooksMarch 3, 2022

Russian sanctions: assessing the damage and contagion risks

Get our take on what the conflict means for financial markets and why there could be some silver linings.

Kathleen BrooksFebruary 28, 2022

Ukraine: Assessing the market impact and what comes next

Russia has caused the first war in Europe for decades, the market impact has been severe, find out how this could impact your trading.

Kathleen BrooksFebruary 24, 2022

Confusion reigns: hopes for the G7 meeting could boost sentiment

The Russia/ Ukraine conflict continues to dominate markets, however confusing news flow is weighing on sentiment. Fed risks also remain. We weigh up the assets to watch in this difficult trading environment.

Kathleen BrooksFebruary 21, 2022

Russia dominates sentiment as markets remain wary of “good news”

Get our take on what will happen next in the Russian/Ukraine crisis and how the financial markets will react.

Kathleen BrooksFebruary 18, 2022

Russian de-escalation boosts sentiment, but for how long?

Get the latest on the Russia/ Ukraine crisis and how it is impacting markets, and find out why IAG could be in trouble with the EU.

Kathleen BrooksFebruary 14, 2022

Inflation nation: trading a 50 bp hike from the Fed in March

Inflation is dominating the market mood this week, as US price pressures continue to surprise on the upside. Find out how to trade this environment, and where US yields will go next.

Kathleen BrooksFebruary 10, 2022