Marketmind: BOJ waxes hawkish but Powell at centre stage
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Signs of a hawkish tilt by the Bank of Japan prodded a bit of life out of that…
Marketmind: Oil adds to Asian FX pressure
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. The calm before the potential storm? Ahead of a raft of central…
Marketmind: Dot plots, oil blots and auto strikes
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Gatecrashed by an alarming backup in crude oil prices, this week’s dominant event may be less decisive than…
Marketmind: Chips are down
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan. The global chip sector is stealing the spotlight from major central banks, after the world’s top contract chipmaker…
Marketmind: Clarion call for Bank of Japan clarity
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. The Bank of Japan’s policy meeting on Friday is the highlight of…
Marketmind: Autoworkers’ walkout to test resilience of US economy
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Dhara Ranasinghe Brewing industrial action looks set to test the resilience of the U.S. economy, and especially jobs markets, that…
Marketmind: China adds fuel to global equity rally
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland The markets will have plenty of impetus for an equity rally at the European open, after better-than-consensus China…
Marketmind: Ebullient markets nervously eye China data dump
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian markets are set to end the week strongly following risk-friendly moves…
Marketmind: Retail sales and a call to Arm
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Alun John U.S. retail sales numbers and PPI are Thursday’s chance to gauge the health of the world’s largest economy…
Marketmind: Is the ECB done?
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook The European Central Bank sets interest rates later today and traders figure we are at or near the…
Marketmind: Painting the policy picture
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian markets are poised for a positive open on Thursday after investors…
Marketmind: CPI to set the tone
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Samuel Indyk Even with a looming policy decision from the European Central Bank on Thursday, Wednesday’s U.S. inflation data are…
Marketmind: Will CPI fit the Fed-on-hold narrative?
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland The marquee event of the week for most in the market is almost upon us: U.S. CPI. Recent…
Marketmind: Inflation jitters bubble up
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Sagging stocks and new 2023 year highs for oil will put Asian…
Marketmind: Risk and rates moving in tandem
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Both long-term borrowing rates and riskier growth stocks of the Big Tech universe have climbed in tandem this…
Marketmind: China developers catch break, BOJ hawks take flight
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Chinese property stocks and Japanese government bonds put on a two-ring show in Asia to start the global…
Marketmind: Japan waves ripple far and wide
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Never underestimate the Bank of Japan’s ability to move markets. Just as…
Marketmind: Japan jolt as inflation forks
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With U.S. markets homing in on this week’s critical August inflation update, Japan threw a curve ball into…
Marketmind: China’s weak property stocks set the pace
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland A light calendar for Europe today means markets are likely to take their cues from Asia, and there’s…
Marketmind: Markets find feet after Apple topples
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Some soothing words from Federal Reserve officials calmed a jumpy first week of September for world markets, aggravated…
Marketmind: Apple and dollar roil markets
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Investors probably can’t wait for the week to end, with worries over China’s curbs on iPhones and the…
Marketmind: Transatlantic surprise gap opens up again
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The U.S. dollar is building another head of steam as doubts linger about whether the Federal Reserve is…
Marketmind: Fed steals focus, stocks sell off
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland The dominating theme in global financial markets is once again central bank policy, and equity investors in particular…
Marketmind: Brittle markets brace for China trade blues
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian markets are set to open on the defensive on Thursday, with…
Marketmind: Restive markets simmer after oil sideswipe
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Roiled by an oil price spike and dour August business soundings, world markets struggled again on Wednesday as…
Marketmind: Shedding pounds, buying dollars
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan ‘A Wegovy a week ….’ Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s red-hot weight-loss injection hits British stores this week and…
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