The U.S. posts 1 million Covid-19 cases in a day - and the actual number is probably higher than that. However, markets are still...

Putin and Biden are set to discuss Ukraine, while ECB’s members debate inflationary pressures. Stock markets are set to end the year on...

Omicron cases continue to soar in both Europe and the Americas, but stock markets remain buoyant. Elon Musk has exercised all of his...

Holiday trading brought gifts for bulls, as the S&P 500 set an all-time high yesterday, with the good cheer spreading to other indices...

The last week of the trading year has started off on an unsurprisingly quiet note. While investors hope for a Santa rally to cap off a...

There's one last big dump of U.S. economic data before the holiday, with jobless claims, personal income and spending and more consumer...

Technology stocks are set for fresh selling as the world adjusts to the looming end of free money from central banks. China imposes its...

The Federal Reserve is about to get serious. It's expected to announce a faster phase-out of its bond purchases later, paving the way for...

The Federal Reserve starts a two-day meeting that's expected to end in an accelerated move to tighten monetary policy. U.S. producer...

Markets are marking time ahead of a rash of central bank meetings later in the week, edging higher as news dribbling out of the health...

The Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank are just some of the global central banks gearing up for their...

The release of the latest U.S. inflation numbers is key, ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting next week. Both stocks and crude...

China Evergrande is formally in default, but the yuan and Chinese assets react with a shrug. Weekly jobless claims are due, while central...

The Omicron relief rally stalls on reports of fresh lockdowns in Europe, while preliminary findings from South Africa appear to confirm...

Risk-on sentiment returns to global markets as fears of Omicron-variant Covid-19 recede. U.S. stocks are set to open sharply higher again...

China loosens monetary policy as the country's financial sector braces for an official debt restructuring announcement from Evergrande,...

Global markets rebound on signs that Omicron may not be quite such a big deal. ADP releases its private payrolls survey and the Institute...

Global markets fall back into risk-off mode as Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) CEO Stephane Bancel warns about the efficacy of his vaccine against...

World markets recover a bit of poise after Friday's rout. Global health authorities warn that the new 'Omicron' variant of Covid-19 is...

Risk assets around the world tumble after South Africa identified a new strain of heavily-mutated Covid-19 virus which appears to have...