Opinion – Friday 16 April 2021

U.S. Equity Markets surged on positive economic data, with all three main Indexes closing at new all-time highs. Jobless claims fell, and came in well below estimates. In fact, they hit the lowest level since the pandemic disrupted the labour market last March. This...

Opinion – Thursday 15 April 2021

U.S. Equity markets traded in wide range before ending yesterday’s session mixed as investors digest the start of earnings season. The earnings season officially kicked off – with reports from JPMorgan (JPM) and Goldman Sachs (GS). Both companies handily beat...

Opinion – Wednesday 14 April 2021

U.S. Equity Markets were volatile on vaccine and inflation concerns, before ending yesterday’s session with mixed results. Markets were lower early in the morning, before turning sharply higher. Vaccine news sparked some concerns, after the U.S. halted Johnson &...

Opinion – Tuesday 13 April 2021

U.S. Equity Markets eased off their highs to start the week, finishing the day lower, led by the NASDAQ which ended yesterday’s session with a loss of 0.36%. Markets declined from their highs set at the end of last week. There were not too many headlines driving the...

Opinion – Monday 12 April 2021

U.S. Equity Markets ended the week on another high note, finishing the day higher, led by the Dow which closed with a gain of 0.89%. Markets rose after a choppy start to the morning. Producer price index (“PPI”) data was higher than expected in March,...

Opinion – Friday 9 April 2021

U.S. Equity Markets rose to new all-time highs, led by the NASDAQ 100 which closed with a gain of 1.04%. There was some breakthrough on tax hikes, on reports that the White House could instead push for a 25% corporate tax rate (versus the initial 28% proposal)....