Opinion – Monday 7 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Friday higher after another volatile trading session. The NASDAQ 100 led the gains, closing higher by 1.56%. Markets ended higher following an eventful day of trading. October payroll data and the Bureau of Labour Statistics’...

Opinion – Friday 4 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Thursday lower led by the 2% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Markets ended the day lower in their continued reaction to the Federal Reserve’s fourth-consecutive rate hike of 75 basis points. Investors worry about Fed Chairman Jerome...

Opinion – Thursday 3 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Wednesday lower led by the hefty 3.39% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Markets ended the day lower as investors reacted to the Federal Reserve’s fourth-consecutive rate hike of 75 basis points. The Fed struck a dovish tone with its...

Opinion – Wednesday 2 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Tuesday led again by the 1.02% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Interestingly, the VIX also fell, closing lower by 0.50%. Markets ended the day mostly lower. Investors reacted to the resilient Job Openings data that increased concern that the...

Opinion – Tuesday 1 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Monday lower, led by the 1.22% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Markets ended the day lower but still positive for October. Overall, it was a fairly quiet day of trading. A busy week awaits with economic data, the Federal Reserve’s policy...

Opinion – Friday 28 October 2022

Following another volatile trading session, U.S. Equity Markets finished Thursday mixed. Although the Dow closed higher by 0.61%, the NASDAQ 100 fell 1.88% and that fall has continued overnight following the awful results from Amazon, which sees their shares trading...