Opinion – Monday 10 January 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished the week in the ‘’Red’’ after the S&P and NASDAQ closed lower for the fourth consecutive trading session. A huge miss on payroll data accelerated the selling. Non-Farm Payroll additions for December came in at 199,000, well below the...

Opinion – Friday 7 January 2022

Despite another volatile trading session, U.S. Equity Markets finished the day lower, with the Dow leading the sell-off, closing lower by 0.47%. There was still a lot of focus on Wednesday’s Federal Reserve Minutes, which were too hawkish for investors’ liking....

Opinion – Thursday 6 January 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished the day lower after getting slammed following the release of the FOMC Minutes. It was an ugly session with the NDX leading the declines with a loss of 3.13%. Economic data was positive in the early morning – ADP Employment change data...

Opinion – Wednesday 5 January 2022

Following another volatile trading session, U.S. equity markets finished the day mixed as the Dow closed higher by 0.59% while the NASDAQ 100 ended yesterday’s session with a loss of 1.35%. Headline economic data missed estimates, providing a reason for the selling....

Opinion – Tuesday 4 January 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished yesterday’s session higher after a late rally, led by the NASDAQ 100 which finished with a gain of 1.11%. There was more positive news on the COVID-19 Omicron variant, as South African Medical Research Council official Fareed Abdullah said...

Opinion – Thursday 23 December 2021

U.S. Equity Markets surged for the second consecutive trading session as the market continues to build value from Monday’s intra-day low. The NASDAQ 100 led yesterday’s gains, closing higher by 1.21% as the VIX built value below 20, with a fall of 11%. COVID-19 fears...