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

Precious metals moving lower would be a key sentiment signal

Precious metals have been performing strongly in recent weeks. We look for any potential signs of co (...)

23rd February 2022

Espresso Morning Call: Risk rally forms as sentiment settles

Markets have reacted with a degree of calm to the swathe of sanctions placed upon Russia. This is al (...)

22nd February 2022

Putin’s escalation opens indices to selling pressure

Equity markets are particularly at risk amid an escalation in the Ukrainian conflict. However, there (...)

22nd February 2022

Espresso Morning Call: Risk-off as Putin ups the stakes

Russian President Putin has significantly upped the stakes in the geopolitical game of poker with th (...)

21st February 2022

The impact on forex if Russia were to invade Ukraine

We look at the implications for major forex markets that would come if Russia did invade Ukraine. On (...)

21st February 2022

Espresso Morning Call: Slight improvement on Presidents Day

Geopolitical risk remains crucial for market direction. After tensions escalated into the end of las (...)

21st February 2022

Week Ahead: US confidence, growth & inflation into the mix

A busy week is in store for traders despite it being Presidents Day on Monday. The rest of the week (...)