Earnings Season Underway, EU Moves Lower On Trade Concerns, Uncertainty Dominant Theme On Wall Street
Global indices retreat as trade woe resurfaces and corporate earnings roll in.
London markets fail to gain from falling pound as Trump reignites trade war fears
London markets drifted lower as the pound continued its descent and fresh trade war fears hit the FTSE 100.
Reflation requires more than a pump
FT subscribers can click here to receive Market Forces every day by email. Reflation is what central banks and those holding risk assets want to see and that's why a rate cut looms from the Federal Reserve at the end of the month. Glancing at inflati...
UPDATE 2-Johnson Matthey battles lower profit at its biggest unit
Johnson Matthey on Wednesday lowered the profit outlook for its largest unit that makes pollution filters for cars and trucks and announced the departure of the unit's head, sending its shares down more than 3%. Shares of the FTSE 100 company was the ...
Climate change: is your equities portfolio too hot to touch?
This month, the UN estimated that climate disasters are happening at the rate of one a week. In October, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said we had 12 years to hold global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. Aviva measured in...
Dow Futures Edge Higher As Markets Look to FAANG Earnings to Extend Record Rally
U.S. equity futures edged higher, potentially lifting Wall Street to fresh record peaks again Wednesday, as investors await the first of six major tech sector earnings reports later today that could make-or-break the recent stock market rally.