Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown ‘Companies and consumers are shrugging off high borrowing costs in their commitment to keep spending, driving more growth in the services…
HIGHLIGHTS November 24 2023 Global Markets In Europe, sovereign bond yields rose yesterday following hawkish comments by officials from central banks and the release of better-than-expected flash PMIs for…
HIGHLIGHTS August 11 2023 Global Markets US July headline and core CPI rose compared to the previous month, in line with market expectations. The annual rate for both indices came…
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets, Hargreaves Lansdown: ‘’The first tentative steps into the second half of the year have been cautious on the London market. China’s factories eked…
HIGHLIGHTS April 24 2023 Global Markets Firmer than expected Eurozone PMI data for April helped the EUR/USD reapproach 1.10 earlier today, but strong PMIs also in the US prevented a break…
HIGHLIGHTS January 3 2023 Global Markets German government bonds were firmer today on expectations that Friday’s Eurozone flash December inflation data will likely surprise to the downside, while the USD/JPY…
Fresh data indicates demand is slowing sharply for construction. The S&P Global CIPS Construction PMI for the UK shows the sector is barely growing. Shares of housebuilders and construction companies…
24 March 2022 – Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown ‘’There is little sign the pedal is coming off the accelerator for energy prices, amid a fresh…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Friday, 2 July 2021) GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS July 2 2021 Global Markets The USD extended recent gains against all other major G10 currencies ahead…
GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Thursday 3 December, 2020) GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY HIGHLIGHTS December 3Â 2020 Global Markets Poor US data y-day allowed US Treasuries to recover some ground, but gains…
BIMCO: China’s New Export Orders index at 33.5 – container shipping demand in free fall Global economic activity continues to suffer as the coronavirus runs rampant and manufacturing PMI readings…
Shipping number of the week: China’s PMI contracted to 35.7 index points in February – what does it mean for shipping? The latest PMI (Purchasing Manager’s Index) reading from the…