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: Beijing leaves market guessing on yuan
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. The People’s Bank of China seems to like being enigmatic, throwing the market a curve ball as it…
Marketmind: China supports, peak rate haze
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Flagging world markets got a lift on Tuesday as China moved to shore up the falling yuan from…
Marketmind: China gets weary of a weakening yuan
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan. The U.S. dollar’s protracted smile is making China and Japan uncomfortable. China, unencumbered as it is by global…
Marketmind: Inflation, rates worries supersede Russia stress
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian markets on Tuesday are set to open on the defensive, pressured…
Marketmind: World markets calm after Russia drama
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan. More perplexed by events than anything else, world markets stayed relatively calm on Monday after a dramatic Russian…
Marketmind: Russian turmoil tests safe-haven demand
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian markets on Monday kick off what looks like a pretty light…
Marketmind: Business brakes in June swoon, dollar jumps
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Just as world stock prices raced ahead this month, broader business activity appeared to be stalling again. Surprisingly…
Marketmind: Fragile markets wait on PMIs
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook A red tide swept over Asia-session screens on Friday as markets took a hot Japanese inflation reading and…
Marketmind: Another round of rate hikes, macro data on tap
By Lewis Krauskopf (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Lewis Krauskopf, U.S. markets correspondent. Asian markets will be waking up to a jolt of central bank…
Marketmind: Dogged central banks rein in risk
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Even if investors sense light at the end of the tunnel, Western central banks are clearly not finished…
Marketmind: How high will BoE go?
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee The stage is set for the Bank of England on a central bank- heavy day in Europe, with…
Marketmind: Hawkish Powell keeps markets on defense
By Alden Bentley (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Alden Bentley, Breaking News Editor for Finance & Markets, Americas. The week’s main attraction, Fed Chair Jerome…
Marketmind: Powell patter, UK shock, FedEx warning
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The Fed chair has a tricky message to communicate. Jerome Powell’s testimony to Congress later on Wednesday will…
Marketmind: Nevermind the cricket, here’s inflation
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook British inflation figures this morning could take traders’ minds off England’s cricket defeat, should they show the slowdown…
Marketmind: Markets lose steam, central banks not helping
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. A deepening sense of caution descends over Asian markets as the trading…
Marketmind: US housing rebound, China prime cuts
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Wall St looks set to return from the ‘Juneteenth’ holiday in a slightly more cautious mood as hawkish…
Marketmind: Still seeking decisive stimulus in China
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Sonali Desai Disappointment has been the prevailing sentiment so far this week as investors grow impatient with the wait for…
Marketmind: China to cut rates, but by how much?
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. The People’s Bank of China takes center stage on Tuesday with a…
Marketmind: Ready for more rate hikes, and one cut
By Wayne Cole (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It’s been predictably subdued in Asia as a U.S. holiday provides a convenient…
Marketmind: Investors look ahead to China rate decision
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian market trading will be lighter than usual on Monday with no…
Marketmind: Stocks fight the Fed as markets still not listening
By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) – If you looked at red-hot stock markets without following central banks, you could well assume interest rates are being cut. Of course, they are not. The…
Marketmind: The UK consumer is feeling the heat
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Vidya Ranganathan It’s not just the heatwave. UK consumers are paying through their noses for fish and chips too, and…
Marketmind: After the hawks, here comes the Bank of Japan dove
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. The Bank of Japan, the most dovish major central bank in the…
Marketmind: ECB day to follow a hawkish Fed
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Dhara Ranasinghe. A day after the Federal Reserve took markets by surprise with a hawkish message, it’s the European Central…
Marketmind: Can risk appetite resist Fed’s hawkish skip?
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. A raft of economic data and a likely medium-term policy easing from…
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