Financial Market Insights

Gold spent the whole of last week consolidating its sharp 7% rise recorded in October, ending a run of three consecutive weekly gains. The precious metal has struggled to move north of the key $2000 mark, though the metal hasn’t exactly sold off yet.

Today’s publication of US jobs report has further cemented expectations that the Fed has reach peaked interest rates. Bond yields and the dollar have sold off as a result, with indices and gold moving higher.

Learn everything you need to know about the private equity firm CVC Capital Partners ahead of its IPO, now delayed to 2024.

Nuclear fusion stocks are a growing area of interest as scientific breakthroughs continue to boost the sector. Let’s take a look at how traders can get exposure to the trend.

Apple acquires approximately three or four companies a week to help with its continued growth. Take a look at some of Apple’s most famous acquisitions that propelled it from the brainchild of three college dropouts to the largest company in the world.

Amazon is known all over the world, but did you know it’s a combination of at least 128 businesses? Take a look at some of Amazon’s most famous acquisitions that took it from a garage business to the third-most-valuable company.

AirTrunk is one of the largest hyperscale data centre developers in Asia-Pacific. Based in Australia, the company is exploring a listing on the ASX that could value them at AU$10 billion.

Grocery delivery service Instacart has finally pulled the trigger on its IPO, having delayed it due to market volatility. Find out everything we know about the Instacart IPO.

British semiconductor company Arm Limited – or ARM – went public on Thursday 14 September 2023 after pricing at $51 per share giving it a value of $54.5 billion. Find out everything we know about the ARM IPO.

Discover the best CFD trading strategies, including which are better for short-term or long-term trading.

Purchasing power parity (PPP) measures the cost of identical goods in different countries. It’s often compared against the exchange rate of different currencies to determine the real purchasing power of different countries’ currencies. Traders and economists use PPP to help gauge a currency’s value in relation to another.

SpaceX-owned satellite network Starlink has been the subject of IPO rumours for years, but will it list? Here’s the lowdown on the company and whether a Starlink IPO is coming.

The Databricks IPO has been highly anticipated for the last two years, but its floatation could finally be on the horizon. Find out everything we know about the Databricks IPO.

A cross-currency swap is a type of FX instrument used by institutions and banks to gain better access to foreign debt markets. Find out more about this swap and why it’s used.

EUR/USD is bouncing from a key spot of support, but EUR/JPY is still driving to fresh highs while making a run at the psychological level of 160, which hasn’t been traded at since before the Financial Collapse in 2008.

GBP/USD is approaching near-term resistance around 1.2800 ahead of tomorrow’s retail sales report...