Opinion – Monday 28 November 2022

U.S Equity Markets were only open for a half-day on Friday. Markets closed mixed as the Dow made a new recovery high, closing with a gain of 0.45% while the NASDAQ 100 finished the session with a loss of 0.70%. Volume as you would expect was non-existent. European...

Opinion – Friday 25 November 2022

With American Markets closed yesterday and only open for a half-day today, trading was subdued across the board. European Markets closed higher, led by the 0.70% gain in the German DAX, while the FTSE again struggled which is no surprise given the ramp higher in...

Opinion – Thursday 24 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Wednesday higher led by the 0.97% gain in the NASDAQ 100. Markets finished positive following a rather uneventful trading day before the Thanksgiving holiday. Investors were given optimistic news from the Federal Open Market...

Opinion – Wednesday 23 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Tuesday led by the 1.48% rally in the NASDAQ 100. Markets finished higher – reversing Monday’s losses as investors received a slight boost from positive retail earnings on this holiday-shortened trading week. Momentum continues to build...

Opinion – Tuesday 22 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Monday lower led by the 1.06% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Despite the lower closes, the VIX also closed lower by over 2%. Markets had a quiet start to a holiday-shortened trading week. A surge in COVID-19 cases in China quelled burgeoning...

Opinion – Monday 21 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Friday higher after a quiet end to the week, led by the 0.59% gain in the Dow. Markets finished higher following a late rally, albeit it was an uneventful Friday. No major economic highlights were reported. Fedspeak was rather calm as well...