Global stocks and bonds rallied as easing inflation boosted hopes that central banks may be less aggressive in raising rates this year. UK The FTSE 100 rallied 1.9% over the [...]

Global stocks and bonds kicked-off 2023 on a strong footing, boosted by rising hopes of a soft landing. Positive factors included: lower-than-expected Eurozone inflation [...]

Global stocks retreated after major central banks raised interest rates and warned of further increases to come in the fight to tame inflation. Global bonds also sold off [...]

Global stocks retreated after major central banks raised interest rates and warned of further increases to come in the fight to tame inflation. UK The FTSE 100 lost 2.0% over [...]

Shares of GSK, Sanofi and Haleon soared after a US judge dismissed claims that the heartburn drug Zantac had caused cancer. The annual increase in producer prices is easing [...]

EU member states reached agreement on a $60 per barrel price cap on global purchases of Russian oil after Poland dropped its objections. The cap, which will prohibit the [...]

President Xi Jinping and President Joe Biden signalled a desire to improve US-China ties at a meeting ahead of the G20 summit in Indonesia. Beijing moved to ease some [...]

Global stocks surged, especially in the US, while bond yields and the US dollar declined after slower-than-expected US inflation data fueled speculation that the Federal [...]

Global stocks rallied on hopes that the US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank might begin raising rates at a slower pace in forthcoming months. Global bond yields also [...]

The IMF warned of “stormy waters” for the global economy, saying it saw a growing risk of a global recession in 2023 and a 25% chance that growth would fall below 2%. [...]