It is a holiday week with Christmas eve tomorrow and Christmas day on Wednesday breaking up the action. Nevertheless the markets will be open in the US on […]

Gold is down 1.3% on the month and the decline this month largely stems from a more hawkish Fed from last week. Barring a stirring rally in the […]

The Biden administration has just announced a trade investigation into “legacy” Chinese-made semiconductors today. And that could see it lead to more tariffs on chips from China that […]

The changes on the day are light and it reflects the lack of appetite or incentive among traders to chase anything on the week. It’s one of those […]

Prior +0.8% GDP +3.3% vs +3.4% y/y prelim Prior +3.2% No change to the quarterly estimate as the Spanish economy remains one of the few bright spots in […]

Prior +0.5%; revised to +0.4% GDP +0.9% vs +1.0% y/y prelim Prior +0.7% The negative revision means that the UK economy stagnated in Q3, with economic conditions stuttering […]

Just a quick snippet from HSBC, analysts at the bank are still forecasting more rate cuts ahead from the Federal Reserve: 75bp of rate cuts ahead for 2025 […]

Politico with the report that Qatar has warned it will stop exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the European Union if penalties are imposed under the EU’s new […]

High risk warning: Foreign exchange trading carries a high level of risk that may not be suitable for all investors. Leverage creates additional risk and loss exposure. Before […]

A weekend editorial from the China Real Estate Newspaper, a media outlet affiliated with the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, highlighted untapped potential in existing and new […]