4th August 2020
Global equity markets have started August in a positive mood, with the FTSE-100 closing yesterday (Monday 3 August 2020) up over 130 points, or nearly 2.3% - and is today, as we write, up a further 15 points, or 0.25%.
31st July 2020
Markets settled lower yesterday as we await the finalisation of a fiscal stimulus package in the US, in addition to Q2 reporting season continuing to be in full flow
30th July 2020
Yesterday was slow in terms of data, and saw markets close out the trading day mixed. Much like the anticipation-driven markets that we saw in the first half of this week, yesterday was dominated solely by the US Federal Reserve Bank (Fed) and its policy meeting.
29th July 2020
Yesterday was a quiet day for economic data and news, which saw the majority of markets draw breath closing the day marginally lower, driven primarily by a tough set of Q2 results for many companies.
28th July 2020
European markets opened the week marginally down following the emergence of a second wave of the coronavirus in Spain.
24th July 2020
There was little change in European equity markets yesterday as the FTSE 100, and most other equity markets on the continent, closed practically unchanged.