FLEXIBILITY: The ability of central banks to respond to any sharp economic slowdown, and stock market weakness, by cutting interest rates is rising. The so-called ‘Fed put’,...

Please see this week’s market views from eToro’s global analyst team. The full 5-pager includes latest market data, the house investment view, and a weekly ‘special’....

The balance of power in the job market has tipped from employers to employees. Lately, that power has manifested in a series of strikes — from Hollywood writers to delivery...

COMPANIES: Companies remain the biggest net buyer of US stocks. This is a unique market support, as the rest of the world prefers dividends, and is a surprise to many. The number...

WORRY: Markets typically worry. The day they don’t is when they are dangerously complacent. As worries get surmounted, without the world ending, markets typically grind higher....

OUTLOOK: The latest economic update from the richer-countries OECD club makes the case for stronger growth today, but some coming payback tomorrow. World GDP growth is at a...

Please see this week’s market views from eToro’s global analyst team. The full 5-pager includes latest market data, the house investment view, and a weekly ‘special’. Contrarian...

CUTS: The global interest rate cycle has begun to turn and the rate cut countdown clock started. This has big implications for currency markets, with some more vulnerable than...

PRICES: The world’s largest beer festival, Munich’s Oktoberfest, kicks off Saturday. Attendees will face an average 6.1% beer price increase vs 2022. They are the lucky ones. EU...

INFLATION: US inflation is the most important number in markets. Easing core inflation opens the way to Fed interest rate cuts and supports the economic and earnings outlook....