Fresh from the US interest rate hike earlier this morning, our attention now turns to Japan and the UK for their interest rate meetings. There is also some important US data coming out later tonight as well. The Japanese monetary

A huge night/morning for markets coming up, with the US Fed Reserve meeting in the early hours of tomorrow morning and the polls opening for the Dutch election later in the day. The US Fed Reserve meets in the early

A busier day for markets as far as announcements go, led by some crucial data releases from China. China is releasing vital Industrial Production, Fixed Asset Investment and Retail Sales data. These figures are even more critical because there were

An otherwise quiet start to a big week for markets, with plenty of events set to cause market volatility. Headlining the week is the general election in the Netherlands on Wednesday. According to various sources, the election is too close

It’s quite a busy night for markets as far as announcements go, with plenty of information coming out of the UK and Europe. But it is the US where markets will concentrate their focus. The US is releasing its all-important

A reasonably quiet Thursday in terms of quantity of announcements, but one that is dominated by an important monetary policy decision from Europe. The ECB meets later tonight to decide interest rate policy for the EU. This has ramifications for

  Busy night for markets ahead with crucial announcement both from the US & UK keeping markets on edge. The US is releasing a few pieces of data, headlined by the ADP Non-Farm Employment Change figures. Other data to come

A busier day for markets as far as announcements are concerned, with Australia in focus, while Europe is set to release a few pieces of data. A big day for the local Australian market as its central bank meets to

In an otherwise relatively quiet start to the week for markets, it is China that takes centre stage. Later today, the People’s bank of China (PBoC) releases its interest rate decision. This has a far-reaching impact on the Chinese economy,

Quite a big night for markets, which is full of both speeches and announcements. Markets will be eyeing speeches made by Fed Reserve Members, led by Fed Chair, Janet Yellen. Other Fed Members speaking include: Charles Evans, Jerome Powell and