Opinion – Thursday 27 March 2014

The Dow and S&P 500 both had Key Day Reversals yesterday which is the second such reversal in a week as the stock markets, having been up nicely in early afternoon trading, were hit hard on more negative Russian/Ukraine headlines. President Obama said that an...

Opinion – Wednesday 26 March 2014

Equity markets rebounded yesterday after the previous two days of losses with gains averaging 0.5% in the US and 1.3% in Europe. The uplift in the US was supported by a solid Consumer Confidence Reading which came in much better than expected at 82.3 in March from...

Opinion – Tuesday 25 March 2014

US Equities had a bad day yesterday, extending last Friday’s losses, although the markets did rally into the close with the S&P closing down 0.5% having been down 1% earlier. The biggest loser again was the NASDAQ which closed down 1.2% following its 1%...

Opinion – Monday 24 March 2014

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Opinion – Friday 21 March 2014

Equity markets on both sides of the Atlantic rebounded impressively after Wednesday’s sell-off, helped by the better than expected US economic data. The Dow and S&P 500 closed up 0.7% and 0.6%, respectively, after analysts began to assess what Fed Chair...

Opinion – Thursday 20 March 2014

As expected, the FOMC confirmed a further reduction of $10 billion in their programme of asset purchases with the monthly purchase pace now running at $55 billion. The Fed also removed the 6.5% threshold for unemployment from its forward guidance, now saying that they...