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: When higher US yields and dollar is a good thing
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asian markets are set for a positive open on Monday, taking the baton from Wall Street on Friday…
Marketmind: Markets freeze for jobless recession gauge
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan With investors trying to read recessionary warnings from softening U.S. labor market signals all week, the outsize importance…
Marketmind: Japanese markets reel as BOJ flexes muscles
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Signals from Federal Reserve and European Central Bank officials have been behind the eye-popping moves in world bond…
Marketmind: Plunging yields, oil checked amid BOJ jolt
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Plummeting bond yields and oil prices clawed back some of the week’s dramatic falls on Thursday, while a…
Marketmind: Oil’s slide bolsters rate-cut wagers
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Oil prices defied worries over war in the Middle East and OPEC+ production cuts with a slump to…
Marketmind: Inflation pressures are cooling, rapidly
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Bond yields, interest rate expectations, oil prices and inflationary pressures around the world are falling, and the conviction…
Marketmind: A peek at the job market before payrolls
(Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Amanda Cooper The first week in the month is always a crucial one for economic data and the…
Marketmind: Optimism over peaking rates propels stocks
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland European stocks are set for a bullish start if they follow the Asia-Pacific lead, buoyed by a drop…
Marketmind: Small caps pick up baton, China rating hit
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan As the S&P500 stalled on Monday at its high for the year, taking a breather from last week’s…
Marketmind: RBA holds and the dollar pauses, too
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Australia’s central bank gave investors another reason to stabilise the sliding U.S. dollar on Tuesday: keeping rates on…
Marketmind: Buoyant markets hold near year’s highs
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan After closing at their highest level of the year on Friday, U.S. stocks mostly hogged those gains into…
Marketmind: Gold makes the running as oil fails to fire
By Wayne Cole (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole Asian stocks have made a hesitant start to the week, while gold hit…
Marketmind: Dovish Fed view courses through markets
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asian markets are poised to start the week on the front foot, emboldened by Wall Street’s late rally…
Marketmind: Powell’s final shot to shape markets before December Fed meeting
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets by Samuel Indyk As markets continue to push back against the Federal Reserve’s higher-for-longer message, traders will be watching Chair Jerome…
Marketmind: Markets wary Powell may undermine rate-cut bets
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee With a blockbuster November in the rear view mirror, investors are gearing up for a bright start to…
Marketmind: December cheer, China fear
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asian markets round out the week on Friday in reasonably good spirits, with a deluge of purchasing managers…
Marketmind: November bids adieu with inflation data, OPEC
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The best month of the year for U.S. stocks and bonds draws to a close on Thursday with…
Marketmind: Treasuries on cusp of best month since 2008
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. Let’s start with Treasuries because, if this were sports, we’d be calling it a comeback for the ages.…
Marketmind: Can bumper data, policy day jolt markets?
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. If this week has so far been strangely listless for Asian markets, that could be about to change…
Marketmind: Waller to Wall St, Fed’s on the turn
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan As Wall Street mourns the passing of 99-year-old investment legend Charlie Munger, Federal Reserve top brass gave one…
Marketmind: Vale Charlie Munger
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook An era has drawn to a close with the death of Charlie Munger, a month short of his…
Marketmind: Financial conditions loosen again
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Interest rate decisions and guidance from New Zealand and Thailand, and inflation figures from Australia will be the…
Marketmind: Markets drift but hoping for low vol bounce
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asian markets are lacking firm direction either way, but bulls will be hoping the combination of a weaker…
Marketmind: Stocks stall after VIX hits pre-COVID low
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Global markets took a sharp intake of breath on Monday after seeing Wall St’s ‘fear gauge’ hit its…
Marketmind: VIX slump to put spring in Asia’s step
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets. Asian markets on Monday could kick off the last week of the month in a bullish mood, as…
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