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: Yield curve control morphs
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Japan’s yield cap has evolved into a reference rate, with the Bank of Japan redefining its 1% limit…
Marketmind: Calm before policy, data storm
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Australian retail sales is the only event on the Asian and Pacific…
Marketmind: Lower yields lift investor spirits
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland The pressure is coming off bond markets, taking pressure off every other market at the same time as…
Marketmind: Ominous signal – Wall St slides despite yield slump
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian markets look to round off a difficult week with a flourish…
Marketmind: Haunted by 5% ahead of ECB, GDP and Amazon
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The selloff in Wall Street stocks is starting to snowball as even megacap tech beats get batted away…
Marketmind: ECB on hold, five’s alive in the US
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Soggy lending data and weak purchasing managers’ surveys have reinforced what traders had already figured: Europe’s hiking cycle…
Marketmind: A familiar pattern – stocks slump, yields spike
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian markets on Thursday are set to open on the defensive, with…
Marketmind: Megacaps scatter in the cloud
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Differing fortunes in artificial intelligence and cloud computing have seen the herd of Big Tech megacaps scatter as…
Marketmind: Big Tech reports as bond yields recoil
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Big Tech heavyweights Microsoft and Alphabet are set to switch global investors’ focus from Monday’s bond market bounce,…
Marketmind: Bitcoin is back, stocks wobble
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee: Earnings from big hitters, a crowded economic calendar and anxiety over the Israel-Hamas war will likely keep investors…
Marketmind: Treasuries relief, China grief
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Investors hoping for a reprieve in the U.S. bond selling frenzy got…
Marketmind: Stocks struggle as yields rise, tech earnings loom
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. It’s been a cautious start to the week in Asia as markets wait to see when, or whether,…
Marketmind: Awaiting the bond-bashing abating
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. The big question this week hanging over global financial markets – and…
Marketmind: Bond squeeze abates as Middle East war in focus
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan After a hectic week deciphering a blizzard of economic and corporate updates and a bruising bond yield surge,…
Marketmind: Bonds haunted by uncertainties old and new
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook It’s looking like the worst week of another bad year for bonds. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield is…
Marketmind: Five alive: US yield curve nears historic level
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Another watershed day for U.S. Treasuries on Thursday – the entire curve…
Marketmind: To 5% and beyond, bond yields soar
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan A buoyant U.S. economy, hawkish Federal Reserve and dysfunctional Congress are sending Treasury bond yields soaring through 5%…
Marketmind: Risk aversion grips markets
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Ankur Banerjee Escalating tensions in the Middle East and angst over elevated bond yields have thrown the markets deep into…
Marketmind: US growth topping China as megacaps report
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan The two biggest economies in the world are both beating forecasts but U.S. economic growth looks to have…
Marketmind: China data beat overshadowed by Mideast foreboding
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Wayne Cole. The latest batch of economic data from China surprised by beating forecasts, but was unfortunately overshadowed by fears…
Marketmind: China GDP eyed as global cross currents swirl
By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. Asian financial markets brace for Chinese GDP figures on Wednesday, the key…
Marketmind: Banks, Biden visit buoy markets
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Another eye-catching bounceback in U.S. stocks on Monday was just about sustained overnight ahead of another slew of…
Marketmind: Equity bounce ebbs with eyes on Middle East
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Tom Westbrook Asia carried on Wall Street’s overnight rally but with less enthusiasm while headline news from the Middle East…
Marketmind: Stocks break higher, but for longer too?
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 higher on Tuesday as investors look…
Marketmind: MidEast tension keeps markets on edge
Although price moves remain contained in the absence of a dramatic weekend escalation, world markets are still on edge as Middle East tension builds without obvious resolution. Disputed reports of a temporary ceasefire…
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