Region: Europe

  • Dollar firms as risk assets feel the squeeze

    Dollar firms as risk assets feel the squeeze

    It’s all about the dollar but gains still limited, China is limiting the euro’s potential, and the pound mixed before UK wage and inflation data.

  • Markets whipsaw as US inflation digested

    Markets whipsaw as US inflation digested

    CPI bolsters cause for a Fed pause, will the ECB pause in September as well? Pound buoyed by GDP beat.

  • US inflation test looms

    US inflation test looms

    First inflation uptick in 12 months? Pound rides wave of risk sentiment, and a lot of small issues are piling up in Europe.

  • A tough world for banks

    A tough world for banks

    Low demand but high inflation expectations, US credit risks on the rise? Pound mixed as risk sentiment sours.

  • China trade data weighs on sentiment

    China trade data weighs on sentiment

    Pound mixed as risk sentiment sours, dollar firms but all eyes on inflation data. German disinflation continues, yields at 5-week low.

  • US jobs report rocks dollar, inflation up next

    US jobs report rocks dollar, inflation up next

    US jobs growth falls to 30-month low, pound mixed as UK GDP eyed this week, and the euro slides after German industrial output disappoints.