7th March 2022

Espresso Morning Call: Flight to safety as oil spikes higher

There is still no sign of the war in Ukraine stopping, with now the prospect of sanctions on Russia (...)

3rd March 2022

Espresso Morning Call: Cautious markets amid “wait and see”

There is a cautious look to markets this morning as sentiment begins to look tentative but with supp (...)

2nd March 2022

A surge in the oil price shows little sign of stopping

Oil has surged higher in recent days. It seems that another supply shock is driving the move.

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

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

Eurozone flash PMIs decline as re-opening momentum fades

Looking at the implications of a negative surprise in today’s Eurozone flash PMI data. Markets seem (...)

23rd February 2022

Bank of England holds monetary policy steady in September

We take an immediate look at the Bank of England monetary policy decisions. No changes but the numbe (...)

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

Week Ahead: US CPI dominates a packed week of tier one US data

It is a week packed with US tier-one data to keep traders alert. US inflation and consumer data will (...)

23rd February 2022

Week Ahead: A raft of major central banks in focus

With five major central banks ready to update on monetary policy in addition to two in Latin America (...)

15th February 2022

Commodities set to unwind amid easing geopolitical tensions

There are tentative signs of an easing of geopolitical tensions today. If these are realised then we (...)

14th February 2022

Espresso Morning Call: Russia/Ukraine conflict leaves a haven bias

The ramping up of concerns over a potential invasion into Ukraine by Russia has spooked markets. Thi (...)