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Global markets rallied on Friday as the US market added to its longest bull-market run, closing above its previous January high. Investor sentiment was supported by reassuring comments from Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell, who affirmed the US cent

Global markets retraced overnight as trade-sensitive stocks were hit by a fresh round of tariffs in the ongoing trade dispute between the US and China.

Global markets were mixed overnight after the release of the Federal Open Market Committee’s minutes from its last policy meeting as the S&P 500 US market index marked its longest bull-market run.

Global markets continued to rally overnight as the S&P500 (major US market index) touched its record high and equalled its longest-ever bull-market run. We are now in the 9th year of a bull market since the depths of the global financial crisis at the sta

As we touched on yesterday, there are hopes of an easing in trade tensions between the US and China, with a planned meeting this week between US negotiators and a Chinese delegation. Both the US and China are set to impose further tariffs on each other th

For the week ahead, the crisis situation in Turkey is likely to keep investors on edge as emerging markets remain under pressure. On the trade war front, there is some expectation of the US-China trade war easing with a planned meeting this week between U

Global markets were higher overnight, helped by upbeat earnings from Walmart and Cisco and easing trade worries after the United States and China said they would hold talks later this month.

Global markets retraced overnight as US stock indices slid on a broad decline over concerns of a strengthening dollar, Turkey’s currency crisis and United States’ trade relations with its partners.

Global markets stabilised overnight, with shares on Wall Street rallying on a strong set of earnings from retailers and as bank stocks rebounded after the Turkish lira snapped a three-week slide.