Opinion – Wednesday 4 March 2020

U.S. Equity Markets tumbled and Treasuries surged as investors worried the Federal Reserve’s emergency cut won’t be enough to combat the economic impact of the Coronavirus. The S&P 500 fell for the eighth time in nine days following the Federal Reserve’s 50...

Opinion – Tuesday 3 March 2020

U.S. Equity Markets surged the most in fourteen months as investors gained confidence that stewards of the world’s largest economies would act in concert to offset any impact from the spreading coronavirus. The S&P 500 rallied 4.6% after news that Group of Seven...

Opinion – Monday 2 March 2020

The spread of the Coronavirus rattled global financial markets, sending U.S. stocks to their worst week since the financial crisis more than a decade ago. Demand spiked for safe assets from Treasuries to the Japanese Yen. The S&P 500 plunged 11% in the five days...

Opinion – Friday 28 February 2020

Global Equity Markets plunged to four-month lows, Government debt yields sunk to unprecedented levels and crude oil extended declines as anxiety over the spread of the Coronavirus deepened. The S&P 500 tumbled 4.4% to close at the lowest levels of the day. It...

Opinion – Thursday 27 February 2020

U.S. Equity Markets fell for a fifth day, the longest losing streak since August, while Treasury 10-year note yields dropped to another record low as investors weathered a barrage of reports on the widening Coronavirus outbreak. The S&P 500 closed down 0.4%,...

Opinion – Wednesday 26 February 2020

U.S. Equities tumbled to an almost 12-week low and Bond Yields plunged to records on rising concern the Coronavirus will upend global supply chains critical to economic growth. The S&P 500’s four-day rout reached 7.6%, with losses accelerating Tuesday after the...