Markets braced for Liberation Day

Back from the brink? Wall Street and Asian stocks rebound after President Trump claims that Tehran is stepping down from further confrontation with Washington following the killing of General Qasem So...

9 Jan 202025min

Iran hits back… Tehran launches more than a dozen missiles, targeting U.S. military bases in Iraq, in retaliation for the assassination of General Qasem Soleimani. Asian stocks sell off, while the Dow...

8 Jan 202027min

Knock-on effect… Wall Street pushes Asian stocks into the green after the Nasdaq posts its biggest intra-day comeback for three months, with Alphabet hitting a new record high. Geo-political fears kee...

7 Jan 202026min

Upping the ante… Iran withdraws from the 2015 nuclear accord and vows to expel the U.S. from the Middle East following the funeral of military commander General Qasem Soleimani, who was killed by an A...

6 Jan 202028min

Oil prices soar following Pentagon confirmation that a drone strike has killed Iran’s top military commander in Baghdad. President Trump had ordered the strike following the storming of the U.S. embas...

3 Jan 202024min

New Year Records…the S&P 500 has closed 2019 with its best annual gain for six years while Netflix was crowned the index’s top-performing stock, increasing value by 4,000% in the past decade. Beijing ...

2 Jan 202025min

Gone AWOL…ousted Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn flees Japan where he has been awaiting trial for financial misconduct. Ghosn has arrived in Beirut saying that he will ‘no longer be held hostage’ by a ri...

31 Dec 201924min

Relief rally…Chinese stocks outperform after the S&P 500 posts a fifth consecutive week in the green on the back of optimism surrounding the U.S.-China phase one trade deal. Washington launches airstr...

30 Dec 201927min