EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, the main highlight was the UK jobs report. The data showed a meaningful drop in the unemployment rate, lower than expected job gains and an easing in wage growth (although the data was higher than forecasts). All in all, the data isn't urging for rate cuts, so the…

EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we don't have anything on the agenda. The focus remains on US-Iran headlines with the latest tensions weighing on risk sentiment. The good news is that the ceasefire is still holding although both sides are accusing each other of violating the ceasefire in relations to the events in…

It is reported that Pakistan has intensified its diplomatic contacts since Sunday so as to try and get the US and Iran to sit down for talks "as soon as Tuesday". In case you missed the headlines over the weekend, US president Trump said that he was still optimistic about a deal. And that is…

Strategy’s Michael Saylor posted “Think Even Bigger” on Sunday, coming just a week after it disclosed $1 billion of Bitcoin buying.

Prime minister’s statement to MPs will come ahead of testimony from sacked Foreign Office head Olly Robbins

The March data shows: Producer prices (monthly) +2.5% m/m Producer prices (annual) -0.2% y/y That isn't a surprise with the jump being largely from a sharp increase in prices for almost all energy products. Mind you, the year-on-year figure was -3.3% in February. So, the lower natural gas and electricity prices in the preceding months…

Trump said Xi Jinping is ‘very happy' over improving Strait of Hormuz conditions, calling their upcoming China meeting ‘historic' with major outcomes expected. Importance Rank:  1 read more

Charles Schwab and Citadel Securities executives have separately aired interest in prediction markets, but each is looking to steer clear of sports offerings.

Tesla is expanding its robotaxi service to Dallas and Houston after its Austin launch, as it scales its driverless ride network across Texas. Importance Rank:  1 read more

Zoom partners with World to introduce human identity verification in meetings, addressing rising concerns over AI deepfakes and digital fraud. Importance Rank:  1 read more