While geopolitics in the Middle East, lower interest rates and November's U.S. elections fuelled market volatility, boosting client transactions on spread betting platforms, IG Group failed to ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise interest rates at its January meeting as inflation pressures intensify, setting the stage for significant market reactions.

Japan's chip-related stocks fall as DeepSeek gained momentum, raising concerns about a challenge to America's global leadership in artificial intelligence.

Japanese investors raised their holdings in foreign stocks, driven by a benign U.S. core inflation report that fuelled expectations of Federal Reserve cuts and boosted global equities, while a strong yen also lifted domestic buying power.

In a report released today, Richard Taylor from Barclays maintained a Buy rating on IG Group Holdings (IGG – Research Report), with a price

Asian shares rose partly on optimism about artificial intelligence in China, shrugging off Donald Trump’s imposition of tariffs on Colombia that cut risk appetite elsewhere.

European markets are expected to start the new trading week in negative territory on Monday, with investors in the region gearing up for earnings.

In currencies, the dollar jumped 0.3% against the Chinese yuan in offshore trading, and rallied 0.4% versus the Aussie and 0.5% versus the New Zealand dollar, with the antipodean currencies tending to act as more liquid proxies for China's currency due to close trade ties.

Global equities retreated as Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek threatened to disrupt US firms’ artificial intelligence dominance.

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Hedge funds have positioned for Donald Trump's U.S. presidency with their highest levels of borrowing since 2010, while betting the dollar would continue to rise, according to bank research and industry data.

The dollar rallied on Tuesday after plunging the previous day and stocks rose as Donald Trump's return to the White House brought mixed messaging on tariffs