The ECB Debate: Hawks vs. Doves – Charting a Path Through Uncertainty Since July 2022, interest rates in the euro area have increased by 4.25 percentage points. But as signs of recession in the region become increasingly apparent, with annual price growth now at half its peak of 10.6%, disagreements have emerged within the ECB […]

Focus on Brent Oil today.  Fundamentally, with OPEC and EIA predicting that production cuts will tighten the market in the coming months, Brent crude oil has finally returned to above $90. The International Energy Agency will also release its monthly report today, which is expected to provide more clues to market conditions. The market focuses […]

The trading sessions for CHINA50 will be updated from 18 September 2023 as per the following schedule: Date Product Original Trading Sessions (GMT+3) Updated Trading Sessions (GMT+3) 2023/9/18 (Mon.) CHINA50 01:00-03:55 04:00-11:55 12:00-24:00 04:00-11:55 12:00-24:00 Friendly Reminder • The mentioned times are based on DST system time GMT+3. • Liquidity providers might adjust the trading […]

The trading sessions for CHINA50 will be updated from 18 September 2023 as per the following schedule: Date Product Original Trading Sessions (GMT+3) Updated Trading Sessions (GMT+3) 2023/9/18 (Mon.) CHINA50 01:00-03:55 04:00-11:55 12:00-24:00 04:00-11:55 12:00-24:00 Friendly Reminder • The mentioned times are based on DST system time GMT+3. • Liquidity providers might adjust the trading […]

When you are trading in Contracts for Difference (CFDs) on spot stock indices, if a component of the underlying stock index pays a dividend/dividend (payout) to its shareholders, your trading account will be adjusted ex-dividend at 00:00 server time on the same day, and the corresponding gain or expense will occur depending on the position […]

When you are trading in Contracts for Difference (CFDs) on spot stock indices, if a component of the underlying stock index pays a dividend/dividend (payout) to its shareholders, your trading account will be adjusted ex-dividend at 00:00 server time on the same day, and the corresponding gain or expense will occur depending on the position […]

Through Document Search, FactSet searched for the term “inflation” in the conference call transcripts of all the S&P 500 companies that conducted earnings conference calls from June 15 through September 7. Of these companies, 296 cited the term “inflation” during their earnings calls for the second quarter. This is the lowest number of S&P 500 companies citing “inflation” on earnings calls going back to Q2 2021 (221).

Through Document Search, FactSet searched for the term “inflation” in the conference call transcripts of all the S&P 500 companies that conducted earnings conference calls from June 15 through September 7. Of these companies, 296 cited the term “inflation” during their earnings calls for the second quarter. This is the lowest number of S&P 500 companies citing “inflation” on earnings calls going back to Q2 2021 (221).

UK is to release its latest August unemployment data on Tuesday. The previous PMI final value data for the manufacturing industry confirmed a downward trend, shrinking for the sixth consecutive month. If the job market shows weakness as well, although inflationary pressure decreases, the outlook for the UK economy may be interpreted as sluggish by the market. 

When you are trading in Contracts for Difference (CFDs) on spot stock indices, if a component of the underlying stock index pays a dividend/dividend (payout) to its shareholders, your trading account will be adjusted ex-dividend at 00:00 server time on the same day, and the corresponding gain or expense will occur depending on the position […]