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As the coronavirus epidemic rages on, taking its toll on global markets, fears, uncertainties and doubts continue to impact numerous financial instruments. These are sombre times,...

US markets started climbing today after nearly two weeks with a 4% plus move in either direction during every trading session. Yesterday, the S&P 500 closed 0.5% higher, the...

The global market sell off continues as investors shun everything except USD, moving into cash positions. The greenback gained against all other currencies, with Sterling at a 30+...

In what would have been one of the busiest days of the year across the hospitality industry, many pubs and bars found themselves empty as people chose to (or had to) stay in their...

In a reversal of fortune, having posted one of their worst days in history on Monday, US indices were halted by their 5% limit-up circuit breaker as the market bounced overnight....

The Federal Reserve stepped up its response to the coronavirus epidemic last night, cutting the benchmark interest rate to a 0-0.25% range and announcing that it will buy $700bn...

Cryptoassets plunged to their lowest levels for almost a year and Asian markets saw continued selling overnight. Bitcoin briefly acquired a valuation less than $4k but has now...

Good morning everyone, President Trump took drastic action on Wednesday night, shutting off travel between the US and Europe (excluding the UK) for 30 days, in a move expected to...

The coronavirus pandemic has claimed many casualties, with tens of thousands infected worldwide, and thousands tragically losing their lives to the virus. As discussed before, the...

As days in UK finance go, they don’t come much bigger than March 11, 2020. The starting gun fired at 7am, with the Bank of England announcing a 0.5 percentage point cut to...