​​​FTSE 100, DAX 40 and S&P 500 continue their advance ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s 3pm (BST) speech​ at the Jackson Hole symposium.​

Japanese inflation provided a slight surprise to the upside, helping the yen gain some ground on the dollar. Markets, however, look to Jerome Powell’s speech later today

Nikkei 225, Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 lose upside momentum ahead of Jackson Hole symposium and Fed Chair Jerome Powell speech

Today’s forecast beating Euro Area flash PMIs is underpinning the recent EUR/USD rally as Friday’s speech by Fed chair Jerome Powell nears.

The UD dollar continues to weaken ahead of today’s FOMC minutes and Fed chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole appearance on Friday

​​​FTSE 100, DAX 40 and S&P 500 await US payroll revision and FOMC minutes ahead of Jackson Hole symposium Fed Chair Powell speech.​​

The significant strengthening of the yen added to Japan’s trading deficit in July but economists and the market as a whole still expect another rate hike in December

Precious metals and risk assets have witnessed remarkable recoveries since the contained sell-off at the start of August. See how gold, silver and the S&P 500 shape up

Japanese shares gain on Dow Jones industrial Average and Nasdaq 100 boost

The US dollar is trading at levels last seen eight months ago as traders wait for Fed chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech later this week.

​​​FTSE 100, DAX 40 and S&P 500 advances pause ​following last week’s strong gains.​

​​​What to look out for regarding Nvidia's Q2 earnings result on 28 August 2024.​​

Gold has attempted to break into brand new territory but has fallen short on multiple occasions as $2,500 remains constructive. Bearish silver move remains intact

​​​FTSE 100, DAX 40 and S&P 500 extend rallies amid entrenched rate cut expectations.​​

Gold continues to test, and reject, its previous all-time high at $2,485/oz. and a break higher is being pared by a strong US retail sales report

Indices are still recovering some of their recent losses, with the Dow back above 40,000 and the Nikkei 225 now back to its 2 August opening level.

UK growth has been trending in the right direction even before the Bank of England voted to lower rates earlier this month. GBP/USD partially recovers from the July selloff

The disinflationary process continues to make minor gains in the US as inflation data for July printed as expected for most measures. Dollar and treasuries rose, SPX futures oscillated

This week’s recovery rally in FTSE 100, DAX 40 and S&P 500 may soon lose upside momentum as indices approach technical resistance

UK headline inflation rose from 2% in June to 2.2% in July, mainly driven by prices of gas and electricity falling by less than last year, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The ZEW economic outlook turned sharply lower in August with economic expectations declining at their fastest rate in two years.

More gains have been seen for global stock markets, which are continuing to claw back their recent losses

In June the UK Unemployment rate dropped, defying expectations while average earnings remained steady. However, July’s sharp rise in unemployment claims raises concern

E-commerce giant Alibaba will report on 15 August, and weaker performance is expected due to growing competition and a slowing Chinese economy.

After recouping some of their recent losses last week, indices are looking for further gains.

Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann warned this weekend that the central bank’s battle with inflation continues, underpinning Sterling’s recent uplift.

Bitcoin has rallied sharply off Monday’s spike low but further gains are currently capped by a pair of simple moving averages.

There has been a further recovery from the lows of the week for global stock markets, though there is still the possibility of further declines.

The RBA maintained a slight hawkish bias on Tuesday, holding interest rates despite rising unemployment and signs pointing to subdued growth in Q2. Focus on stubborn CPI

While the Dax is making strong progress early on, US indices are subdued after reversing course on Wednesday.