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Global markets were lower on Friday as investors worried about a jump in US bond yields, with technology stocks leading the decline on nerves around upcoming earnings reports and iPhone demand.   US corporate earnings season will gather pace this week wit

Global markets were lower overnight as company earnings misses knocked sentiment on Wall Street.   We were not surprised to see some consolidation overnight in the US market which has had a decent rally over the past few days. Once again, we reiterate tha

Global markets were higher overnight as commodity stocks led gains with the US market moving back to a 4-week high.  Surging prices for nickel and aluminium lifted miners in London and New York, while the price of oil reached its highest level since 2014

Global markets rallied strongly overnight with US technology stocks leading the charge as strong earnings from Netflix and UnitedHealth boosted optimism over what is expected to be the strongest earnings season in seven years.  

Global markets were higher overnight as investors turned their focus to earnings. Technology and Healthcare shares led the way as investors appeared less concerned about possible retaliation for the American-led missile attack in Syria. As we touched on y

Global markets were lower on Friday after the first wave of US earnings failed to meet investors’ high expectations. Investors appeared to opt for the side-lines going into the weekend, ahead of Saturday morning’s coordinated missile strike against Syrian

Global markets rallied overnight as markets remain choppy. Geopolitical concerns faded as war rhetoric eased and as the US seemed to retreat from a hard-nosed position on trade with China.

Global markets were lower overnight as geopolitics once again impacted on investor sentiment. Possible US military action against Syria stoked investor concerns about geopolitical risks and minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee sparked worries ab

Global markets powered higher overnight after China’s President Xi Jinping opted for a positive, constructive message about trade in a key speech. President Donald Trump tweeted that he was “very thankful” of Xi’s words, “We’ll make great progress togethe