Opinion – Thursday 4 April 2024

Equity and Bond Markets were choppy while the Dollar took a hit on the soft ISM services PMI. Stocks started the session on the front foot in wake of the ISM data while T-Notes pared the earlier ADP-induced weakness. Fed Chair Powell largely stuck to the script which...

Opinion – Wednesday 3 April 2024

U.S. Equity Markets saw notable selling on Tuesday, extending the April rot, amid various micro factors in the backdrop of an aggressive Treasury bear-steepener. Treasuries saw large bear-steepening on Europe’s return, despite soft German inflation figures, as...

Opinion – Tuesday 2 April 2024

U.S. Equity Markets were largely sold on Monday with the rate-sensitive sectors of the market underperforming after the hot ISM manufacturing survey unwound Fed cut expectations. The market is now priced for c. 65bps of Fed cuts this year vs 70bp+ before the data,...

Opinion – Thursday 28 March 2024

Equity Markets were firmer on Wednesday thanks to a late session rip into the close with month-end selling not as large as expected, perhaps indicative of the bulk of it being in the rearview now ahead of the long weekend. There was no tier one data or major catalysts...

Opinion – Wednesday 27 March 2024

Equity Markets again closed lower yesterday following a second consecutive sell-off into the close. The late session sell-off, which saw sectors primarily in negative territory with only Health Care, Financials and Consumer Staples closing positive. Utilities, Energy...

Opinion – Tuesday 26 March 2024

U.S. Equity Markets closed red on Monday, although well off the morning lows. The Russell 2000 closed green on account of the Energy Sector outperformance with crude prices rising. Lows were seen in the Futures pre-market with tech downside leading on several key...