Opinion – Thursday 23 October 2025

U.S. Indexes closed in the red on Wednesday and saw some pressure in the US afternoon amid reports that the Trump administration is mulling export controls to China on goods made with or containing US software, although some of the move attempted to pare as digestion...

Opinion – Wednesday 22 October 2022

U.S. Indexes were mixed on Tuesday, with the S&P and NASDAQ 100 ultimately closing little changed in choppy trade, while the Dow Jones was strong while the Russell 2000 was again weak. Sectors were mixed amid a flurry of earnings. Consumer Discretionary and...

Opinion – Tuesday 21 October 2025

U.S. Indexes saw gains in risk-on trade amid very light newsflow to start the week amid the Fed blackout and lack of US data given the Government shutdown. On which, White House Economic adviser Hassett thinks the shutdown is likely to end sometime this week, but did...

Opinion – Monday 20 October 2025

U.S. Indexes closed higher on Friday with the S&P, NASDAQ 100 and Dow Jones all posting gains; however, the RUSSELL saw further pressure. The regional banking ETF had pared some of the prior day’s losses following woes at ZION and WAL, but regional bank...

Opinion – Thursday 16 October 2025

U.S. Indexes were bid into the US morning to peak just after the open before momentum turned with equities bottoming out after Europe left for the day. The trough was seen as Tech stocks took a hit, namely NVIDIA (NVDA), seemingly in response to a Reuters article that...

Opinion – Wednesday 15 October 2025

U.S. Indexes saw a gyration on Tuesday, as they were initially weighed on by continued heightened US/China tensions and mixed US bank earnings. Afterwards, Indices reversed through the majority of the US session, before once again falling near the close as Trump once...