Last week, the Bank of Japan, Bank of Canada and European Central Bank all left interest rates unaltered.
Ben Robson – The week of 27th-31st January 2020
Ben Robson – The week of 20th-24th January 2020
Last week, US CPI rose to 2.3% in December, UK CPI for December fell to 1.3%, US retail sales increased by 0.3% in the month of December and UK retail
Ben Robson – The week of 13th-17th January 2020
To trade or fade Trump? For a while now there has been conjecture that trading the “tweets” of the US president can lead to profitable opportunities.
Ben Robson – The week of 6th-10th January 2020
The first full week of trading in 2020 is likely to see choppy markets, principally because of uncertainty caused by escalating belligerent vitriol between the US and Iran.
Ben Robson – 2020- A potential roller coaster or more of the same?
Let’s start this off with a reason to be cheerful- Dubai will hold the World 2020 expo. Congratulations to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum for his unerring vision and
Ben Robson – The week of 9th-13th December 2019
A rip-roaring non-farm payrolls number and consumer sentiment index last Friday maintained the upward impetus in US stocks and will probably be enough for US equity indexes to see out
Ben Robson – The week of 2nd-6th December 2019
The VIX (volatility index) has been making headlines over the weekend as it has receded to record lows in tandem with US equities reaching record highs and many instances of
Ben Robson – The week of 4th-8th November 2019
The main takeaways for me last week were that the FOMC of the US is likely to pause (for at least one meeting) its current interest rate cutting cycle and
Ben Robson – The week of 28th October- 1st November 2019
Growth, Inflation, interest rates and employment statistics; 4 of the pillars of fundamental analysis. And this week, we have plenty of these types of data to satisfy at least one
Ben Robson – The week of 14th-18th October 2019
Last week, a second consecutive outstanding employment report boosted support for the Canadian dollar. The British pound also rallied as hope of a Brexit deal emboldened traders to buy sterling.
Ben Robson – The week of 7th-11th October 2019
Last week was, without doubt, an especially humbling week for many equity market speculators. It left me questioning the integrity of the current elevated levels in world stock markets. It
