Coronavirus

The German ZEW and the continued on again/off again lockdowns in China are contributing to fears of a global slowdown or recession.

China is back and looking to move forward. With some help from the government, the trough in the PMI data may be behind us.

The lockdowns in China have led to weaker manufacturing and services data. Is this just the beginning or is there more to come?

Until confidence returns that prices from China will move higher, Gold may begin trading in a range.

If it is true, as Boris Johnson predicts, that the Omicron variant can be contained and there won’t be further restrictions or lockdowns, it should make for a bullish Pound

Market participants are feeling optimistic at the start of the week, with major indices in Europe rising and US stocks poised to open moderately higher and near record high territory

The UK government could be about to trigger Plan B and unleash a new wave of restrictions. We look at how markets are responding and explain how to prepare.

Now there are new fears creeping into the markets: that a 4th wave of the coronavirus may be hitting parts of Europe

With the reopening of the UK underway and the reopening of the US in full swing, the British Pound may outperform the US Dollar.

With vaccine rollouts and US stimulus checks in hand, the second quarter is expected to boom.

The two most important themes to watch will be the discussion around carbon neutrality and the COVID-19 vaccine...

Traders need to consider when the “pricing in” of the vaccine has reached its peak

If the vaccine news out of Europe continues to be positive, the Euro may continue to move higher

Despite the current lockdowns in Europe, the vaccine news to is positive for the Euro.

Europe is at least a month or two behind the US and UK in vaccinating its population...

Increasing bond purchases and talking down rates may already be priced into the market.

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