Market Updates.

It has been a choppy week for markets as investors have considered some pieces of key economic data and have kept an eye on tensions within the Middle East.

The consumer confidence index for Japan came in hot on Tuesday at highs not seen since May 2019.

This week has seen a relatively calm demeanour following the recent flurry of central bank interest rate decisions.

This week is packed with central bank interest rate decisions, giving markets plenty to digest. On Monday, data revealed China’s economy started the year on a […]

The FTSE 100 reached its highest level since May last year rising by 1% yesterday, driven by optimism arising from the slowdown in wage growth which heightened expectations for forthcoming interest rate cuts.

In what is likely to be the last fiscal event before the next general election, the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has today delivered his Spring Budget.

Investors are cautiously awaiting key economic data from Japan, the US, and Europe this week.

It has been a relatively calm week for markets thus far, with the US observing Presidents’ Day on Monday.

Key Consumer Price Index (CPI) data was released from the US and the UK this week as it was revealed they were at the forefront of the markets.

In the absence of significant economic data this week investors deliberated on Fed Chair Jay Powell’s recent comments over the weekend.