Good morning In a bit of a repeat of last months release, the headline nonfarm payroll number disappointed but the average hourly...

Good morning Global stocks generally subdued while US 10 year yields push up to 1.73%, very close to the highs we say back in March 2021....

Good morning US equities fell yesterday, with tech stocks hit harder than most as Fed minutes came across as more hawkish than expected. ...

Good morning Equities a little mixed by the US close and in Asian markets overnight, tech stocks being hit the most. GBP remains a clear...

Good morning Welcome to the first report of 2022. I hope you all had wonderful Christmas and New Year celebrations and are returning to...

We are approaching the end of 2021 and although we remain firmly open for business, it is around this time that I usually give myself,...

Good morning Risk sentiment seems to have made a turn for the better although quite what has driven this I really don’t know. The same...

Good morning At this time of year I always wonder whether I’ll fine anything of interest to write about. Ok I can be as doomy and gloomy...

Good morning Lord Frost has resigned from his post as Brexit negotiator which I have to say came as something of a surprise. His...

Good morning Bank of England raised rates by 15bps to 25bps, the first major central bank to do so since the pandemic started. It did...

Good morning FOMC did indeed increase the speed of tapering as expected, to be completed by mid-March, while the dot plot now suggests...

Good morning The UK government did manage to get its Covid passports votes through despite 100 or so Tory MPs voting against it. It was...

Good morning A fairly quiet day in the currency markets yesterday and looking at the calendar we could be in for more of the same today...

Good morning US inflation came out in line with expectations Friday. USD actually weakened on the release, it would seem that...

Good morning UK data this morning was certainly at the weaker end of expectations, with GDP and industrial production both missing the...

Good morning UK PM Johnson announced ‘Plan B’ yesterday with some additional restrictions to stop the spread of Covid in England. As I...

Good morning Global equities made strong gains yesterday fuelled by the idea that Omicron, while highly transmissible, may not lead to...

Good morning UK Health minister Javid made a statement on Omicron yesterday, confirming that the variant was now in community...

Good morning US nonfarm headline came in weaker than expected at +210k although an unemployment rate of 4.2% against 4.5% expected seemed...

Good morning US stocks ended higher yesterday and Asian markets followed suit. It seems to me that the Omicron variant, although...