Insights
March 5, 2019
Global economic growth is slowing. International trade tensions and geopolitical events like Brexit have created uncertainty. As a result, we’ve seen many of the world’s central […]
February 27, 2019
The World Trade Organization (WTO) and its trading rules have been a recent focus in media commentary. It’s understandable. The UK is set to leave the […]
February 27, 2019
Trading exchanges were established over 400 years ago, with the first one set up in Amsterdam in 1602, with the aim to trade shares of the […]
February 21, 2019
Recent data shows that economic growth for the eurozone is slowing. Understandably, many traders and investors are anxious. That’s why this month’s (February 2019) Flash GDP […]
February 21, 2019
When you hear that “the market has hit all time highs” or the “lowest point in the last quarter,” it refers to the value of an […]
February 12, 2019
After its February meeting, the Bank Of England’s governor, Mark Carney, referenced the “fog of Brexit”. It’s a useful analogy. The ongoing Brexit uncertainty clearly has […]
February 5, 2019
Earlier this week, we saw the British parliament establish a clearer path for Brexit. After rejecting Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed withdrawal agreement, the onus was […]
January 29, 2019
The ongoing Brexit saga has taken another dramatic twist. Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed Withdrawal Agreement has been rejected by the British parliament, leaving Brexit in […]
January 29, 2019
At the time of writing, we’re now 34 days into the partial US government shutdown, which makes it the longest in history. Recent shutdowns have been […]
January 14, 2019
We’re now into 2019, which is an opportune moment to take a look at the big issues that are likely to affect the financial markets over […]
December 24, 2018
Are you a trader that’s interested in oil? If you are, you’ll know that we are in interesting times. In recent weeks (as of December 2018), […]