Peter Folan

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MONETARY POLICY: CENTRAL BANKS KEEP RATES ON HOLD • The S&P 500 hit a record high after the Federal Reserve... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: FED’S DOVISH TONE BUOYS EQUITIES • US equities rallied after chairman Jay Powell said the Federal Reserve was prepared... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS TRADE: BROADENING OF TENSIONS WEIGHS ON US EQUITIES • US equities fell after US President Donald Trump claimed the US... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: MAY’S RESIGNATION TRIGGERS TORY LEADERSHIP CONTEST • Sterling rose against the US dollar after Theresa May announced she would... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS TRADE: CHINA RAISES TARIFFS ON US GOODS • US equities fell at the start of the week after China raised... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS TRADE: US RAISES TARIFFS ON CHINESE GOODS • US equities fell as President Trump followed through on his pledge to... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS US EQUITIES: ROBUST LABOUR MARKET DATA OFFSETS FED GUIDANCE • US equities fell after the Federal Reserve left interest rates... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: S&P 500 HITS RECORD HIGH • Better first-quarter earnings than expected helped the S&P 500 reach a record high... Learn More

ASIA: STIMULUS AND TRADE PROGRESS SUPPORT CHINESE ECONOMY China’s National Bureau of Statistics reported that the country’s economy exceeded expectations and grew by 6.4% in... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: ARTICLE 50 EXTENDED UNTIL 31ST OCTOBER • Sterling was relatively muted against the US dollar after the EU granted... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: CROSS-PARTY TALKS START AS UK REQUESTS FURTHER EXTENSION TO ARTICLE 50 • Another round of indicative votes held on... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: UNCERTAINTY WEIGHS ON STERLING • Sterling weakened against the US dollar on Wednesday after a series of ‘indicative votes’... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: EU AGREES TO EXTEND ARTICLE 50 • The Prime Minister wrote to Donald Tusk, President of the European Council,... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: UK TO REQUEST ARTICLE 50 EXTENSION • Parliament rejected the Prime Minister’s revised Brexit withdrawal deal on Tuesday, as... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS CHINA: EXPORTS SLOW IN FEBRUARY A slowdown in exports in February weighed on Chinese equities at the end of the... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: MAY OPEN TO ARTICLE 50 EXTENSION • Domestic UK equities rose, gilt prices fell and sterling rallied as the... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS TRADE: TRUMP EXTENDS TARIFF DEADLINE • US president Donald Trump has delayed the 1st March deadline to increase trade tariffs... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS US: TRUMP MAY EXTEND TRADE DEADLINE • US equities rallied as President Trump hinted that he might be prepared to... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS UK: BANK OF ENGLAND SOFTENS TONE AND DOWNGRADES UK OUTLOOK • Sterling weakened against the US dollar after the Bank... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS UK: BANK OF ENGLAND SOFTENS TONE AND DOWNGRADES UK OUTLOOK • Sterling weakened against the US dollar after the Bank... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: LABOUR MAY BACK EXTENSION TO ARTICLE 50 • Sterling rallied against the US dollar after the Labour party hinted... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: PARLIAMENT REJECTS WITHDRAWAL DEAL • The House of Commons inflicted a heavy defeat on Theresa May’s government on Tuesday... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: TRADE TALKS BOOST US AND ASIAN EQUITIES • US and Asian equities climbed higher as mid-level US and Chinese... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: VOLATILE START TO THE YEAR FOR US ASSETS • US equities were dragged down by the tech sector as... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS US: FED INTEREST RATE DECISION THWARTS SEASONAL RALLY Global equities fell following the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise US interest... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS UK: TOUGH WEEK FOR MRS MAY DRIVES STERLING VOLATILITY • Sterling fell to a 20-month low against the US dollar... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: TRADE TENSIONS AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK WEIGH ON EQUITIES • Global equities retreated as Canada arrested a senior executive at... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MONETARY POLICY: FED CHANGES TONE • US equities rallied as Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell said interest rates are approaching... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: EU APPROVES WITHDRAWAL DEAL • On Sunday, the EU approved the UK’s withdrawal agreement which covers the exit bill,... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS BREXIT: DRAFT WITHDRAWAL DEAL TRIGGERS VOLATILITY IN UK ASSETS The UK and EU agreed a draft withdrawal deal on Tuesday,... Learn More

MARKET UPDATE: US ASSETS RALLY AS MIDTERM ELECTIONS SPRING NO SURPRISES LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS US: EQUITIES RALLY IN AFTERMATH OF MIDTERMS • US... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS UK: STERLING REMAINS SENSITIVE TO BREXIT RHETORIC • Sterling was up over the course of the week as the chances... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: MONETARY POLICY AND TRADE TENSIONS WEIGH ON EQUITIES • Robust growth in gross domestic product in the third quarter... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS UK: MIXED WEEK FOR STERLING AS BREXIT UNCERTAINTY RESURFACES • Sterling weakened at the start of the week following Brexit... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS MARKETS: EQUITIES RATTLED BY TIGHTENING MONETARY CONDITIONS • US equities fell to their lowest level in eight months on Wednesday,... Learn More

LAST WEEK – KEY TAKEAWAYS UNITED STATES: SERVICES SECTOR AND LABOUR MARKET BOOST US ECONOMY Growth in activity in the US services sector, which accounts... Learn More