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The French CAC 40 and English FTSE 100 established gains on Tuesday despite a string of abysmal PMI data points. Can they continue higher?

Despite a record-smashing drop in the latest IHS Markit PMI amid the coronavirus outbreak, the Dow Jones jumped 6% as investors remain hopeful that the Fed and fiscal stimulus can offset economic f…

Trader confidence has increased on the Federal Reserve’s action to boost liquidity and hopes of a fiscal package to boost the US economy. However, the market rally is fragile and may not last long.

The recent rally in EUR/GBP has come to an abrupt halt with resistance capping the pairs upside movement. Both currencies are under pressure, but Sterling looks set to have the upper-hand in the sh…

Cross-asset correlations rise sharply as the spread of the coronavirus prompts aggressively deleveraging.

<p>US stocks surge sharply in early trading on optimism that politicians in US are close to getting a deal on another coronavirus stimulus package. House speaker Nancy Pelosi told CNBC, “I think there is real optimism that we could get something done in the next few hours.” “Overarchingly, I think we are getting to a [&helli

<p>US PMI Manufacturing dropped to 49.2 in March, down from 50.7, hitting a 127-month low. PMI Services dropped to 39.1, down from 49.4, record low. PMI Composite dropped to 40.5, down form 49.6, also a record low. Commenting on the flash PMI data, Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at IHS Markit, said: “US companies reported [&

<p>UK CBI Industrial Order Expectations dropped to -29% in March, down from -18%. 15% of manufacturers reported order books above normal while 44% said they’re below. Manufacturers anticipate output volumes to contract at a faster pace in the next three months (-20%), marking the weakest expectations since the financial crisis (April 20

<p>PMI data released together generally showed a disastrous picture in the service sectors around the world, due to coronavirus pandemic and the measures to contain it. Nevertheless, these data are generally shrugged off as they’re generally expected. Reactions would likely be muted too even if the data come in worse. Instead, global st

Sound words of advice Josh Brown on CNBC said as he and Brad Gerstner of Altimeter Capital discussed the markets, (and I paraphrase): The person you want to run away from now is the person who KNOWS what will happen.