Firstly, our thoughts are with the victims of the Brussels attacks and their families at this sad time. It’s not easy to sit down at your desk at 7am to be greeted by the word ‘explosions.’ Neither is it long since last year’s terror attacks in Paris. We were somewhat surprised back then when stock…
News of multiple explosions in Brussels this morning, two at its main Zaventem international airport and now more on the city’s metro network, have rocked financial markets. No surprise to see European airlines and Travel shares being offloaded while Gold and the Yen benefit from fresh safehaven seeking. Investors will be fearful of the knock-on…
Macro observations Hawkish tones from the US Fed’s Bullard on Monday morning, who thinks the time is right to start edging rates up. Core US inflation, which disregards seasonal things like energy and food, is currently at 2.3% while the labour markets continues to be strong. Goldman Sachs still bullish on the USD. UK inflation data out this week, though…
Risk appetite is solid into the end of what has been a busy week for central bank updates. The USD is off its dovish Fed-inspired 5-month lows and Gold and Silver have come off their recovery highs (stronger USD makes them more expensive for non-USD buyers). This is dragging down precious metal miners such as Fresnillo…
The markets are full of potential. Every single year, month, week, day, hour, and minute. Each is unique and offers opportunities for both risk and reward. – the risk of losing money and the risk of missing out on making money; the reward of profits and the reward of not losing any money. Which risk…
The UK’s flagship UK Index index has rebounded strongly since mid-February, almost retracing all of its 2016 losses and joining the US Dow Jones in positive territory. But were you aware of the progress that the price of Oil has made from its most depressed lows of late? The UK Index may have bounced by…