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The BoE is expected to deliver a 25bps rate cut and a dovish tone, with EUR/GBP likely to rise as inflation undershoots and growth concerns persist, Danske Bank's FX analysts report. Inflation surprise supports dovish policy shift "The big event for UK markets today is the BoE meeting this afternoon

United States (US) Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reaffirmed that US-China trade talks will begin on neutral ground when delegates from the two countries meet in Switzerland this weekend. Key highlights Bessent declines to say which countries the US could reach trade deals with this week, saying i

EU mid-market update: Nerves percolating with India/Pakistan escalation; Waiting on FOMC decision; AMD's guidance alleviates some concerns about AI demand. Notes/observations - Mixed market ahead of FOMC decision, expected to hold rates; Some analysts see markets being too optimistic on cuts. FedWat

Summary Businesses pulled forward needed industrial supplies and retailers stocked their shelves with consumer goods in March ahead of tariffs. April may bring a last ditch effort of firms front running tariffs, but after that net exports are set to reverse dramatically. Out of balance We already le

Reports emerged yesterday morning that the Bank of England (BoE) may lower its inflation and growth forecasts at Thursday's meeting and remove the reference to 'gradual' interest rate cuts from its statement. The former should come as little surprise given that growth indicators have been mixed at b

Equities higher on US-China hopes. Eurozone inflation hotter-than-expected. Oil & gas earnings wrap up week of big crude volatility. European markets are following their Asian counterparts higher as optimism over a potential breakthrough in trade talks between the US and China lift risk assets a

On the radar 1Q25 GDP in Czechia landed at 2.0% while Hungarian economy stagnated. Serbian economy grew by 2.0% y/y (surprise to the downside). Inflation rate in Poland eased to 4.2% y/y in April. Flash estimates in Slovenia show increased of inflation to 2.3% y/y. In Croatia retail sales grew by 3.

A bipartisan measure that sought to undo the sweeping tariffs that US President Donald Trump imposed on most countries earlier in April failed in the GOP-led Senate on Wednesday, per NBC. Senators voted 49-49 to reject the national emergency Trump used to impose tariffs of between 10% and 50% on man

Markets continue to digest the news and respond accordingly. 50 more earnings reports are due out today. Tech on the docket later in the week. Eco data to light up the tape starting tomorrow. Bonds up, Yields down, Oil down, gold erratic. Try the Rigatoni – Puglia Style. So, stocks began the week –

Hello fellow traders, In this technical article, we are going to present Elliott Wave charts of QQQ ETF . As our members know QQQ is trading within the cycle from the 396 low. Recently the ETF has reached the extreme zone from the April 9th peak and found buyers as expected. In

In focus today Today will be light on the macro front, with markets continuing to closely watch trade uncertainty and any signals from Trump. In the euro area, focus turns to the consumer confidence indicator for April. Consumer confidence has declined in the past months following a great rebound la