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West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin recently dealt a blow to the Biden administration with regard to its environmental, aka green agenda, when the Senator said he would vote no on the President's $1.9 trillion Build Back Better initiative. The legislation included items that would shift the US from fo

Increased regulation of China's consumer tech industry has seriously dented company revenues, with widespread implications. But the digitisation of industry - supported by government policies - provides an opportunity for growth, which could help the overall digital economy grow by an average of 16%

Europe The weaker tone for European markets initially persisted, against a backdrop of concerns about the growth and earnings outlook, resilient yields, and a rising US dollar, however we’ve seen a bit of a turnaround in the afternoon session, on the back of more buoyant US markets, and yields have

The market mood was rather bearish yesterday, as the major US indices gave back a part of the early week gains. The S&P500 slid 0.67%, Nasdaq gave back 0.85%, and the Dow Jones eased 0.33%. Mixed earnings didn’t really help improve sentiment. One of the biggest gainers was Netflix which jumped 1

Equities give back early-week gains on hawkish Fed talk, and mixed earnings. Netflix soared 13% yesterday, but Tesla lost more than 6% after the bell, after announcing a slight revenue miss in Q3. The UK’s political turmoil gets worse by the day, and the dollar-yen tests the 150 level amid mounting

The bond market selloff did not ease up heading into the long holiday weekend and traders will have to soon decide if they decide to sell in May and go away. The upcoming week is filled with another round of earnings, major economic data out of China, a French debate, and a wrath of commentary from

Asia Market Update: Equities decline after losses on Wall St.; USD trades generally firmer; Key US macro events due this week (CPI and Fed decision). General trend - Hang Seng declines after prior gains. - Chinese property indices decline; Developers continue to seek to raise capital. - Financials a

Market Overview The past few sessions has begun to see a more constructive environment for risk emerging once more. The question is that after weeks of see-sawing sentiment, can this move be sustained? There is still a drip feed of positive economic data for June which has helped to counter the conc

What is the US Dollar Index? The US Dollar Index (DXY, DX, USDX) measures the value of the United States dollar relative to a basket of other currencies, including the currencies of some of the US’s major trading partners. The Dollar Index rises when the US dollar gains strength compared to the othe