Equities US Equities have hit record highs, having climbed nearly 11% so far this year as Wall Street welcomes a cautious Federal Reserve and the […]

Central Banks: Currently we are seeing a global sell-off in the bond market  (which has spread to equities) amid fears that the post financial crisis […]

US Since March 14 2017 the yield on the global benchmark US 10-year Treasury bond has defied expectations and fallen from 2.60% to 2.14% which […]

Foreign Exchange The dollar suffered its worst week in more than a year, wiping out all its gains since Donald Trump was elected US president, […]

Europe rather than the US is holding centre stage right now. UK This week’s surprise election call by British Prime Minister Theresa May helped briefly […]

US Interest Rates Ten days ago the US FOMC (Federal Open Markets Committee) raised the key ’Fed Funds’ rate by 0.25% to take the new […]

US Interest Rates  US Interest Rates dominated financial markets last week. Such rates are set by the FOMC (Federal Open Markets Committee) which meets approximately […]

Equities US US stock markets are at record highs with the global equity gauge rising more than 8% since the US November 8th election as […]

Interest Rates US Interest Rates are set by the FOMC (Federal Open Markets Committee) which meets approximately every 6 weeks. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen […]

Equities US:The Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed through the 20,000 level for the first time as Trump started to make his first moves as US […]