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Date: 30th July 2025. Global Markets Mixed as US-China Trade Talks Stall, Fed Holds Rates, and Euro Retreats. US-China Trade Tensions Weigh on Investor Sentiment Financial markets opened the midweek session on a cautious note as the latest round of US-China trade talks concluded in Stockholm...

Date: 29th July 2025. All Eyes on the US: FOMC, Jobs Report, Earnings and Treasury Supply Dominate a Pivotal Week. It’s shaping up to be one of the busiest weeks of the year for US markets, with virtually every major catalyst on the docket. From the FOMC decision and the July employment...

Date: 28th July 2025. Markets Rally as US-EU Tariff Deal Calms Trade War Fears. Financial markets and policymakers are cautiously optimistic that the feared economic fallout from Liberation Day may not fully materialise. Expectations of weak growth and surging inflation have started to ease...

Date: 25th July 2025. Euro Strength Persists Amid ECB’s Temporary Policy Pause. The best-performing currency of 2025 is the Euro and continues to gain after the European Central Bank’s rate decision. After the ECB’s rate decision and press conference, the currency rose in value against all...

Date: 24th July 2025. SNP500 Hits New Highs Backed by Strong Earnings and Trade Optimism. The SNP500 again renews its all-time highs after finding support from Alphabet stocks, NVIDIA, JP Morgan and Broadcom. The SNP500 is now trading 8.40% higher in 2025, more or less matching the...

Date: 23rd July 2025. Nikkei225 Surges on US-Japan Trade Deal: Can the Rally Hold? President Trump confirms that US and Japanese negotiators have agreed on a trade deal that covers more than just the reciprocal trade tariffs imposed by the US. As a result, the NIKKEI225 increased 4.45%, the...

Date: 22nd July 2025. Gold Gains Momentum: What’s Driving Gold Higher? Trading Leveraged products is Risky Gold saw its strongest bullish price movement since June 13th, pushing the price above the previous swing high. Due to the bullish momentum from Monday, Gold is now officially...

Date: 21st July 2025. Can The NASDAQ Maintain Its Bullish Trend? The NASDAQ rose to a new all-time high on Friday, almost bringing its 2025 gains to double-digit figures. The index’s gains for 2025 are currently 9.96% and are the 3rd best performing index after the DAX and Euro Stoxx 50. The...

Date: 18th July 2025. Wall Street Hits New Highs Amid Strong Data, Optimism Over Fed Stability, and Tech Earnings Boom. Wall Street continued its record-breaking rally as stronger-than-expected US retail sales and jobless claims data reinforced confidence in the resilience of the US economy...

Date: 17th July 2025. Global Markets Mixed Amid Bond Yield Moves, UK Jobs Data, and Japan Trade Concerns. Asian markets posted broad-based gains on Thursday, following a strong finish on Wall Street. European equities also opened higher across the board, while US stock futures remain narrowly...

Date: 16th July 2025. Mixed US CPI Data Clouds Fed Outlook While Global Markets React to Tariff Jitters. US financial markets remained choppy following the release of June's CPI report, which presented a mixed inflation picture. While headline consumer prices rose 0.3%—the largest gain since...

Date: 15th July 2025. European Stocks Rise on Trade Hopes, Asian Markets Dip | CPI & Bitcoin in Focus. Trading Leveraged products is Risky European stocks climbed on Tuesday, led by gains in the automobile and technology sectors, after US President Donald Trump signaled a willingness to...

Date: 14th July 2025. Global Markets Weekly: Trade Tensions, Bitcoin & Silver Surge. Asian Markets Mixed as Trade Tensions and Earnings Season Take Centre Stage Asian equities showed mixed performance on Monday, following a subdued session on Wall Street where the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite...

Date: 11th July 2025. Demand For Gold Rises As Trump Announces Tariffs! Gold prices rose significantly throughout the week as investors took advantage of the 2.50% lower entry level. Investors also return to the safe-haven asset as the US trade policy continues to escalate. As a result...

Date: 10th July 2025. Will The Dow Jones Rebound Ahead Of Next Week’s Earnings? The second quarter's earnings season is likely to impact the Dow Jones most among US indexes during its first days. Earnings Season is due to start on July 15th, starting this the banking sector, which makes up...