Opinion – Tuesday 1 April 2025

Risk sentiment chopped to start the week with US Equity Futures initially hit with T-Notes supported following reports over the weekend that US President Trump is pushing senior advisors to go big on tariffs. However, a turnaround was seen after the Chicago PMI data...

Opinion – Monday 30 March 2025

U.S. Indices closed notably in the red on Friday on Friday with US equities hit across the board but with the Nasdaq underperforming. The vast majority of sectors were red, with steep losses seen in Communication, Consumer Discretionary and Technology – homes of...

Opinion – Thursday 27 March 2025

U.S. Indices closed notably in the red on Wednesday as they were hit by risk-off trade due to a combination of factors, namely Trump tariff developments and an FT article overnight that Chinese energy efficiency rules could hit Nvidia (NVDA) sales. As such, Technology...

Opinion – Wednesday 26 March 2025

U.S. Indices closed mixed on Tuesday with outperformance in the NASDAQ 100 while Russell underperformed while both the S&P and Dow were roughly flat. Sectors were also mixed with outperformance in Communication, Consumer Discretionary and Energy, while Utilities,...

Opinion – Tuesday 25 March 2025

U.S. Indices rallied on Monday on reports that US President Trump’s April 2nd tariffs may be more targeted, excluding sector-specific tariffs, while a strong S&P Global Services PMI also supported the risk tone. However, Trump did later state he will be...

Opinion – Monday 24 March 2025

U.S. Indices choppy on Friday, hindered by the Quadruple Witching Expiration with stocks ultimately closing mixed with outperformance in the NASDAQ 100 as Mega cap stocks caught a bid in the final minutes of trade. T-notes steepened with bonds chopping to the volatile...