Opinion – Thursday 20 May 2021

U.S. Equity Markets continued this week’s sell-off, finishing the day lower after an incredibly volatile trading session which saw the VIX trading 18% higher before closing with a 4% gain at 22.18. The Dow led the decline closing lower by 0.48%. Markets fell in...

Opinion – Wednesday 19 May 2021

U.S. Equity Markets bounced around for most of yesterday before selling off into the close, finishing the day lower led by the S&P which finished the session with a loss of 0.85%. The VIX which had been lower for most of the session, closed 8% higher. Federal...

Opinion – Tuesday 18 May 2021

U.S. Equity Markets fell to start the week, finishing the day lower, led by the NASDAQ which finished yesterday’s session with a loss of 0.60%. This move lower saw the VIX close 5% higher. Inflation was in focus once again. Atlanta Federal Reserve President Raphael...

Opinion – Monday 17 May 2021

U.S. Equity Markets rose to end the week, led by the NASDAQ which closed higher by 2.32%. This move higher helped the VIX to close lower by 19% at 18.81. Retail sales for April were unchanged on a month-over-month basis compared to the anticipated 1% gain, weakening...

Opinion – Friday 14 May 2021

After two consecutive ‘’down days’’ U.S. equity markets rose yesterday as investors digested jobs and inflation data, with the Dow leading the recovery, closing higher by 1.29%. Weekly Jobless Claims hit another new post-pandemic low. That marked the second straight...

Opinion – Thursday 13 May 2021

U.S. Equity Markets sold off sharply again on inflation fears, finishing the day lower, led by  the NASDAQ which finished yesterday’s session with a loss 2.62%. Inflation was the main story once again. U.S. consumer price index (“CPI”) came in well above...