12th October 2021

German ZEW Economic Sentiment still deteriorating in October

There is a continued deterioration in survey data for German economic sentiment. We look at the impa (...)

12th October 2021

Espresso Morning Call Tuesday 12th October 2021

With Wall Street dropping into the close and a downbeat Asian session, European equity markets kick (...)

11th October 2021

USD struggling for traction amid rising inflation fears

We see USD struggling for traction as inflation fears continue for the near term. However, we believ (...)

11th October 2021

Espresso Morning Call, Monday 11th October 2021

With the US on Columbus Day, there may be reduced liquidity as US bond markets are shut today. Subse (...)

8th October 2021

Nonfarm Payrolls disappoint again, but Fed still on course

Looking at today’s payrolls report it looks fairly disappointing. However, there are some brighter s (...)

6th October 2021

Espresso morning call: Tuesday 6th October

There are tentative signs of support for risk assets today, with indices ticking higher.

28th September 2021

With uptrends breaking on Wall Street indices are set for trading ranges

We look into the impact that the recent sharp moves higher on bond yields are having on Wall Street (...)

23rd September 2021

A hawkish turn from Fed chair Powell should mean a stronger USD

As the dust settles on the FOMC meeting we look at the various aspects of the decisions and what the (...)

22nd September 2021

Markets uncertain as FOMC leaves them waiting for the taper

The Federal Reserve continues with its asset purchases at the same rate. However there were changes (...)

21st September 2021

A commodities correction is tentatively building support

We look at the impact on commodities from recent selling pressure and the potential for support to f (...)

20th September 2021

Week Ahead: FOMC meeting is key for markets

With a raft of central banks and tier-one data everywhere, traders are in for an active week. The FO (...)

16th September 2021

Despite USD gains, we don’t expect a trend in front of FOMC

Although USD is gaining ground once more, we do not expect this to continue as the FOMC meeting appr (...)