Holly Thompson

  • Convera appoints industry leader Meaghan Riley as CCO

    Convera appoints industry leader Meaghan Riley as CCO

    Former Google Cloud and SAP executive will build on Convera’s success and leadership in the commercial payments sector.

  • The Greenland gear shift

    The Greenland gear shift

    Markets steadied as tariff tensions eased, JGBs slumped, and safe‑haven flows favoured the franc. AUD and NZD outperformed while JPY lagged, with the USD softening ahead of a closely watched Fed meeting.

  • Calm through the chaos

    Calm through the chaos

    Markets stay eerily calm as political heat rises – hawkish Fed signals, safe‑haven metals surge, FX slumps, and oil whipsaws on geopolitical shocks.

  • Straight into the deep end

    Straight into the deep end

    Early FX moves reflect incoming economic data and central bank expectations as markets head straight into the year’s first tests.

  • Fed cut hopes fuel Santa spirit

    Fed cut hopes fuel Santa spirit

    Cooling US inflation and softening payrolls fuel hopes for Fed cuts, while global central banks diverge: the BoE trims, the ECB holds steady, the BoJ hikes, and falling crude drags commodity FX.

  • Policy recalibration, conviction lacking

    Policy recalibration, conviction lacking

    ECB’s Schnabel signaled comfort with a hike, sparking global yield recalibration. Dollar weakened on soft US jobs, while central banks held rates. France survived a budget test; Fed cuts lifted stocks before Oracle’s AI costs dampened gains.