Opinion – Tuesday 17 December 2019

U.S. Equities climbed to a new high Monday amid hopes that a partial trade deal between America and China will ease a key risk for investors heading into year-end. Treasuries and the US Dollar fell. With tech and health-care leading the charge, the S&P 500 Index...

Opinion – Monday 16 December 2019

U.S. Equities ended a tumultuous session higher with major benchmarks notching records as investors attempted to assess the contours of a partial deal reached between the U.S. and China. Stocks swung between gains and losses throughout the day, while Treasuries surged...

Opinion – Friday 13 December 2019

Boris Johnson won an emphatic election victory that redraws the political map of Britain and gives the Prime Minister the mandate he needs to pull the U.K. out of the European Union next month. The result spectacularly vindicated Johnson’s gamble on a snap election to...

Opinion – Thursday 12 December 2019

U.S. Equity Markets rose alongside Treasuries, while the US Dollar fell after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and its chairman signalled it would keep policy “somewhat accommodative.” The S&P 500 halted a two-day slide as investors viewed the...

Opinion – Wednesday 11 December 2019

U.S. Equities fell for a second day as investors pulled back ahead of the Federal Reserve rate decision, U.K. election and Sunday’s tariff deadline. Treasuries slipped. The S&P 500 Index fluctuated for most of the day before ending lower. Trade took centre stage,...

Opinion – Tuesday 10 December 2019

U.S. Equity Markets fell in thin trading as investors turned cautious ahead of a week full of potential catalysts, from central bank meetings to a looming tariff deadline. Treasury 10-year notes held modest gains. The S&P 500 ended at session lows in volumes...