Switzerland December manufacturing PMI 45.8 vs 49.7 prior
Swiss manufacturing activity slumped hard towards the end of last year, with both output and new orders struggling and dipping further. A point to note as well is that employment conditions also declined further, so that will leave a negative mark on overall sentiment even if services is the bigger contributor to the country’s economy. […]
Guess Who This Girl In Plaid Turned Into!
Guess Who This Girl In Plaid Turned Into! Published January 5, 2026 12:01 AM PST Before this sweet girl with bangs turned into a super famous model, she was just rockin’ her plaid ‘fit and growing up in Illinois … After storming the runways with her show-stopping looks in the 90s, she hosted the fashion […]
Around £1, why does the Lloyds share price still looks cheap to me up to £1.43?
Image source: Getty Images With the Lloyds (LSE: LLOY) share price sitting just below £1, I think the market is still undervaluing its recovery story. Net income is growing, margins remain stable, and management is guiding for stronger returns over the next few years. Yet the shares trade at a steep discount to fair value, […]
Market outlook for the week of 5th-9th January
Monday starts quietly in terms of economic events for the FX market. In the U.S., the focus will be on the ISM manufacturing PMI. On Tuesday, the services PMI data will be released for the eurozone, the U.K., and the U.S. while Wednesday brings inflation data from Australia and the eurozone. In the U.S., attention […]
Forget a bubble: why now could be a good time to consider buying AI growth shares for an ISA or SIPP
Image source: Getty Images In late 2025, there was a lot of concern within the investment community that growth shares in the artificial intelligence (AI) space were in a bubble. I don’t see this bubble people are talking about however. I actually think now could be a good time to consider buying some AI stocks. […]
PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 6.9952 – Reuters estimate
The People’s Bank of China is due to set the daily USD/CNY reference rate at around 0115 GMT (2115 US Eastern time), a fixing that remains one of the most closely watched signals in Asian foreign exchange markets. China operates a managed floating exchange rate system, under which the renminbi (yuan) is allowed to trade […]
These FTSE 100 stocks tanked in 2025. Consider buying before they rebound
Image source: Getty Images While 2025 was a good year for the FTSE indexes, not all stocks participated in the rally. Believe it or not, plenty of high-quality stocks with significant long-term potential sank. Here, I’m going to highlight three stocks that tanked in 2025 but have rebound potential. Could they be worth a closer […]
FX option expiries for 5 January 10am New York cut
There aren’t any major expiries to take note of for the day but things will slowly pick up as we officially going on the first trading week of the new year. The full list can be seen below. As mentioned last week, start of the year positioning flows will matter more when looking at price […]
PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 7.0230 (vs. estimate at 6..9952)
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China’s central bank, is responsible for setting the daily midpoint of the yuan (also known as renminbi or RMB). The PBOC follows a managed floating exchange rate system that allows the value of the yuan to fluctuate within a certain range, called a “band,” around a central reference rate, […]
Dollar holds firmer as we officially get the new year underway
As we transitioned into the new year, the narrative for 2026 is that the dollar will continue to soften amid the myriad of same factors that played out in 2025. But for the time being, geopolitical tensions are taking center stage with the situation in Venezuela in particular. And that seems to be helping the […]
