23rd February 2022

Espresso morning call: Thursday 11th November 2021 trading updates

The shockingly high US inflation reading for October has sent shockwaves through markets.

23rd February 2022

Espresso morning call: Wednesday 17th November 2021 trading updates

The significant strength of the dollar is just one pause this morning, with the potential for a pull (...)

23rd February 2022

Correction on USD will be a chance to buy, but not yet

A near-term correction is weighing on USD. However, we see this as a near-term move that will give a (...)

23rd February 2022

Assessing the impact of key moves across major markets

We look at the cross-asset implications of the sharp rise in bond yields. Forex pairs are turning US (...)

23rd February 2022

Espresso mornirng call: Thursday 7th October

Several positive factors have come together to improve sentiment and equity markets have swung back (...)

23rd February 2022

Mild hawkish surprise: ECB slows the pace of PEPP purchases

The ECB’s mild hawkish lean could now be setting it on the path to normalisation, but the move will (...)

23rd February 2022

Eurozone core inflation jumps as expected, little impact on EUR

Eurozone inflation jumped in September, a move that the market had been anticipating. 

23rd February 2022

US inflation ticks a shade higher in September

Looking at the slight increase in US inflation there is a mild hawkish implication as it questions t (...)

23rd February 2022

US ISM Services positive surprise boosts US equities

Assessing a positive surprise in the ISM Services data, it seems that it is equity markets that are (...)

23rd February 2022

A mixed bag of pre-Thanksgiving data as GDP slightly misses

As the slew of US data releases begins, GDP has missed but jobless claims have come in significantly (...)

23rd February 2022

A change of tune for indices as the bulls lose control

We look into the 2013 original taper tantrum and what it might mean for 2021. Equities are looking c (...)

23rd February 2022

Indices test recovery potential around key inflection points

The rebound on equity indices has reached a crucial inflection point, with major markets all setting (...)