Opinion – Tuesday 4 June 2024

U.S. Equity Markets ultimately finished the Monday session mixed. Growth fears initially weighed on sentiment after the US Manufacturing ISM headline fell by more than expected. Within the data the Prices Paid component slipped beneath all analyst expectations. The...

Opinion – Thursday 30 May 2024

A session which lacked fresh macro catalysts saw US equity futures lower, with higher yields once again acting as a headwind for stocks. The docket was quiet, but a 7 Year Treasury Auction catalysed another sell-off in Treasuries, resulting in the curve bear...

Opinion – Wednesday 29 May 2024

US stocks were mixed on return from the long weekend as participants digested several data releases including firm US Consumer Confidence metrics and with yields edging higher following soft US 2-year and 5-year auctions, while the latest Fed rhetoric failed to add...

Opinion – Tuesday 28 May 2024

Surging commodity prices are threatening to bring inflation back through a door that investors thought central banks had slammed shut. This is bringing yields higher, Commodities this year already erased much of 2023’s declines, perhaps the most obvious sign that the...

Opinion – Monday 27 May 2024

Equity Markets closed green on Friday with outperformance in the NASDAQ 100 with sectoral gains most seen in Communication and Tech names although most sectors closed green (ex health care) with broad-based gains (equal-weighted SPX +0.7%). Stocks generally were bid...

Opinion – Thursday 23 May 2024

US Equity Markets closed lower on Wednesday, with underperformance in the small-cap Russell 2000 as traders await the pivotal Nvidia earnings after-hours. However, better than expected earnings from Nvidia including announcing a 10/1 stock split has led to a new move...