Jeremy Naylor

Hours before the conclusion of the Fed meeting, the dollar will be tested by inflation data. The May consumer price index is expected to rise by 0.2% MoM and 3.4% YoY.

UK wage growth remained strong in the three months to April as a rise in the minimum wage boosted pay packets, despite a slowing jobs market.

Are the Bank of England’s rate cut hopes fading?

The US rate decision on Wednesday may be pushed into the shadow of the consumer price inflation data out earlier in the day.

The sole currency to watch on Wednesday is the US dollar. It will have to go through a first test at 1.30 p.m., at the release of the latest US inflation data.

After a good year, the company continues to drive ahead as ‘tight as it can' with raised revenues and a strategy to cut costs. IGTV caught up with CEO Paul Emmitt and CFO Ben Brier.

As expected, the Fed left fund rates target range unchanged at 5.25%-5.5%. Fed policymakers now see only one rate cut of 25 basis points in 2024, compared to a total of 75 basis-point cut previously.

In April cocoa prices hit record highs due to supply issues form Ivory coast the world's largest producer.

Tesco maintains its profit guidance for the year as it reports a 4.6% rise in underlying UK sales in its first quarter, winning market share.

A potential peak in volatility, in the week starting Monday 17 June, may well be the Bank of England rate decision.