News and Analysis

INFLATION: US inflation was most important number in markets. Driving the ‘data-dependent’ Fed, rate hike forecasts, recession risks, and earnings expectations. The S&P 500...

eToro, in association with Transfermarkt, have created a comprehensive report looking at the most effective football clubs in Europe’s top leagues when it comes to transfers and...

Ten things to understand about SVB's and SBNY's failure and the US financial system 1. BOTTOM LINE: Friday’s closure of the US’s 16th largest bank worried investors already on...

Summary Navigating weaker commodity markets Commodities are lagging all asset classes this year, on demand fear and resilient dollar. After leading for the past two years....

RALLY: Semiconductor stocks have been on a tear. The SOXXX ETF is 40% off its October lows. They lag only TESLA-fuelled autos among the 24 US industry groups this year. Has been...

VIEW: Inflation expectations have been rising. And the size and duration of the Fed interest rate cycle is increasing. This has sent short and long term US bond yields surging....

LEADING: Spain (ESP35) is neck-and-neck with Italy as the world’s best performing major stock market this year. Their 16% gains are well ahead of the 6% for global equities. They...

REORGANISATION: Some of the largest tech and consumer stocks will be changing sectors in a big GICS reorganisation of global equity sectors. This happens at the close of Friday,...

Summary Déjà vu return to 2022 winners More volatile markets and higher bond yields argue for a new look at the 2022 winning sectors that lagged this year. Traditional...

Could Cosmos or Polkadot be next? As we move into March, the crypto recovery has been hit by two headwinds: a financial crisis at one of the biggest crypto-friendly banks, and...