Opinion – Thursday 20 March 2025

U.S. Indices were firmer on Wednesday and rose to highs in wake of the latest FOMC rate decision, accompanying SEP’s and Chair Powell’s press conference, but closed off highs. Recapping, the Fed left rates unchanged at 4.25-4.5%, as expected, with dot...

Opinion – Wednesday 19 March 2025

U.S. Indices resumed to the downside on Tuesday, with major Indices closing well in the red. Sectors were also predominantly lower, aside from Energy and Health Care, but the heavyweight indices saw the most downside with Communication, Consumer Discretionary and Tech...

Opinion – Thursday 13 March 2025

U.S. Indices ended higher on Tuesday following a session that saw plenty of two-way price action. The markets were ultimately boosted by a soft US CPI report quelling some recent US economic fears, although US growth concerns and tariff uncertainty continue to loom...

Opinion – Wednesday 12 March 2025

U.S. Indices eventually closed lower on Tuesday with the exception of the Russell 2000 which closed positive, albeit well off the earlier highs and lows, in what was a headline-intensive day which drove choppy trade. On Trump tariffs, the President initially raised...

Opinion – Tuesday 11 March 2025

U.S. Indices closed substantially lower on Monday led by the 3.8% fall in the NASDAQ 100 and 2.7% fall in both the S&P 500 and RUSSELL 2000. This move lower wiped out Friday’s late rally and hitting six-month lows on concerns over the US economy, present/incoming...

Opinion – Monday 10 March 2025

U.S. Indices closed Friday in positive territory but the steep weekly decline remained amid US growth concerns and continued tariff uncertainty. Once again, Friday was a heavy headline day with a deluge of risk events, such as the US jobs report, a load of Fed...