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The weak ISM manufacturing index softened bids in the dollar yesterday. The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) reported that the index of business activity in the US manufacturing sector fe...

Weak ISM dragged the dollar lower

USOIL gapped higher by 7.5% at the open on Monday’s trading as OPEC said Sunday they would cut production by over a million barrels per day. The output cuts are due to start in May. This come...

OPEC cuts production, oil gaps up by 7.5%

The Eurozone March flash CPI estimate just came in at +6.9% y/y (+7.1% expected). Lower-than-expected headline inflation didn’t create much of a reaction in EURUSD as core inflation came in a...

Inflation and central banks in focus once again

Yesterday all the US equity indices rallied. The move higher was supported by a decrease in global banking worries. The S&P 500 added 1.4%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average increased by...

Risk trades dominated US stock markets

The macroeconomic data released yesterday was mixed with the January Case-Shiller home price index declining and the March consumer-confidence survey indicating better than expected mood amon...

Healthy US consumer sentiment supported stocks

The DJ continued to edge higher yesterday. The bullish move was supported by a deal in which First Citizens bank agreed to buy a stake in Silicon Valley Bank. Equities moved higher with the e...

First Citizens bank buys a stake in SVB

Deutsche bank worried traders at the start of the session on Friday but this was quickly reversed and Dow, Dax and FTSE gained while gold and yen started to slip. While indices are starting t...

Deutsche Bank worries faded on Friday

Markets sent mixed signals yesterday. Dow stocks seesawed back and forth in a rather directionless trading day while Nasdaq gained. The yield-sensitive technology stocks traded higher as inve...

Mixed signals

The Fed hiked by 25 bp as we expected. The move was more dovish than the previous indications but still risky. Higher rates could push create more havoc in banks’ bond portfolios and scare de...

Bond traders expect Fed to turn dovish

Important announcement: The trading hours for some instruments will be affected on Monday, 16th January, 2023 due to the upcoming holidays.

See which instruments will be affected and the ful...

Changes to trading schedule for Monday 16th January 2023

In this short video, you will learn about the benefits of spread betting, how it works and how you can get started with it. So stick around to the end and you will be up to speed in no time.
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Spread Betting Explained: How To Spread Bet In The Financial Markets

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