Opinion – Wednesday 9 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets were mixed for the second straight day, as volatility picked up with the VIX closing higher by 4%. Markets opened lower before recovering throughout the day. Republican Senators said that they will not put forward another infrastructure...

Opinion – Tuesday 8 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets bounced around on a relatively quiet day, ending the session mixed as the new week got off to a quiet start. Although, the NASDAQ closed 0.49% higher, the Dow closed yesterday’s session with a loss of 0.37%. Over the weekend, Treasury Secretary...

Opinion – Friday 4 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets were volatile yesterday as investors digest jobs data and Federal Reserve actions, ending the day lower, led by the NASDAQ 100 which closed with a loss of 1.07%. This move lower saw the VIX rise over 3%. The Federal Reserve and jobs data were the...

Opinion – Thursday 3 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets bounced around once again, before closing with slight gains on yet another low-volume trading session. Federal Reserve Board of Governors Member Lael Brainard said she expects employment progress in the coming months, but job gains remain a long...

Opinion – Wednesday 2 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets were volatile on the first day of a new month, trading in a wide range, which saw the VIX close higher by 7%. Markets bounced around to start the week. Federal Reserve speakers were a main focus yesterday. In an interview with the Financial Times,...

Opinion – Tuesday 1 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets traded in a narrow range on Friday on what turned out to be the last trading day for May, finishing the day higher, led by Dow which closed with a small gain of 0.21%. There was an important economic data release, though. Personal consumption...