Opinion – Wednesday 7 May 2025

U.S. Indices were in the red for the large majority of the session on Tuesday, with the majority of sectors also residing in negative territory. Utilities and Energy were the only ones in the green, with the former buoyed by Constellation Energy (CEG) earnings and the...

Opinion – Tuesday 6 May 2025

Both Equity Markets and the U.S. Dollar started Monday’s session in the red with Trump announcing tariffs on the non-US film industry, which hit names like NFLX, DIS, and AMZN. However, it was later clarified that no final decision has been made, and Trump will be...

Opinion – Thursday 1 May 2025

Markets chopped to the slew of data releases with contracting US GDP initially hitting equities and bonds, but the move faded to see T-notes settle flat while stocks closed green (ex-Russell). The GDP report was soft and accompanied by rising Core PCE Prices, boosting...

Opinion – Wednesday 30 April 2025

US Indices closed positive on Tuesday, grinded higher for large parts of the US session as both Treasury Secretary Bessent and Commerce Secretary Lutnick spoke, albeit indices saw a bout of pressure on the former, but strength on the latter. The appearances come ahead...

Opinion – Tuesday 29 April 2025

Stocks were choppy on Monday with early optimism unwound at the open in a tech-led sell-off as Huawei AI chip ambitions continue to hit Nvidia (NVDA). Meanwhile, the only data point released yesterday also caused some concern. The Dallas Fed Manufacturing survey was...

Opinion – Monday 28 April 2025

U.S. Indices closed mixed on Friday with outperformance in the NASDAQ 100 seen thanks to Alphabet’s (GOOGL) earnings beat when reported on Thursday night, while the SPX also finished green. Both the Dow and Russell 2000 lagged, however. Trade uncertainties...