Opinion – Monday 16 June 2025

Geopolitics largely dominated the tape on Friday, as Israel’s attack on Iran took all the headlines and the fallout thereafter. As such, US indices saw heavy selling pressure before closing around lows of Friday’s session, while the Dollar gained to the...

Opinion – Thursday 12 June 2025

There were three key main events on Wednesday. US CPI was cooler than expected, US/China agreed on a deal, while Middle East concerns escalated. The US CPI came in softer than analyst expectations in May, despite the imposition of tariffs in April, showing that...

Opinion – Wednesday 11 June 2025

U.S. Indices closed at session highs on Tuesday (SPX +0.6%, NDX +0.5%, RUT +0.6%) as comments from US Commerce Secretary Lutnick offer optimism over the US-China trade talks. While US-China trade talks have yet to conclude, session highs in stocks were seen on...

Opinion – Tuesday 10 June 2025

U.S. Indices ultimately saw minor gains on Monday, but the Russell clearly outperformed. Sectors were predominantly green with outperformance in Consumer Discretionary, Materials and Energy, while Utilities, Financials and Consumer Staples lagged. The main...

Opinion – Monday 9 June 2025

U.S. Indices closed positive on Friday, while Treasuries sold off in the wake of the US jobs report. Overall, it was solid as the headline topped expectations, and the Unemployment Rate remained at 4.2%, as expected, albeit with a revision lower to the headline NFP...

Opinion – Thursday 5 June 2025

U.S. Indices were choppy throughout the day but ultimately finished Wednesday’s session flat-to-slightly-higher, with outperformance in the NASDAQ, thanks to a solid showing in the Communication Sector, with strong gains in Meta (META), while Google (GOOGL) pared some...