23/04/2018
We have a jam-packed week ahead of us, which was kicked off earlier this morning in the Euro area where we received preliminary confidence readings for the manufacturing and services sectors, as measured by Purchasing Managers Indices (PMIs).

16/04/2018
This week begins in the shadow of the recent airstrikes over Syria which took place over the weekend. The action taken by the US, UK and France were well telegraphed, Theresa May will face questions on the UK’s involvement in the House of Commons this week.

09/04/2018
The ongoing trade dispute between the US and China (more below) is likely to be the main focus of attention this week, however it’s also a busy week in regards to macroeconomic and corporate data. 

03/04/2018
It’s relatively quiet in terms of economic data over this holiday shortened week. Starting off in the UK, the only releases to keep an eye out on are the manufacturing and services purchasing managers indices (PMIs), which provide forward-looking indicators of the health of the economy. 

26/03/2018
Markets will be looking, or perhaps hoping, for some signs of stabilisation this week after another bruising week for equity investors.

19/03/2018
The week ahead is dominated by central banks and political developments, as both the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the Bank of England (BoE) hold monetary policy meetings whilst UK and EU negotiators try to reach an agreement on a transitional Brexit deal.

12/03/2018
At the moment it feels as though markets are being driven by every major economic data release, particularly those coming out of the US. We now know that new Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, is particularly upbeat about the state of the US economy which suggests interest rate rises may happen quicker than expected. 

05/03/2018
China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) begins today, which continues on through to 20 March. News broke at the beginning of last week that the Communist party’s Central Committee recommended scrapping the two-term limit on the presidency, allowing President Xi Jinping to continue his reign for life – NPC delegates will vote on this amendment. 

26/02/2018
One of the main concerns in markets at the moment is that global growth is “as good as it gets” with a peak reached in growth and earnings momentum. A good indication as to whether this is the case will be the release of the global manufacturing confidence surveys on Thursday as these forward looking readings are highly correlated with future growth.

19/02/2018
It should be a quiet start to the week, as the US is off for President’s Day today, where they will be honouring presidents of the United States. The US will be coming back into focus on Wednesday, however, as the Federal Reserve (Fed) minutes from their latest meeting will be released.

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