Opinion – Monday 22 April 2024

U.S. Equity Markets closed lower for the sixth consecutive trading session led by the NASDAQ with notable downside in Nvidia (NVDA) and Netflix (NFLX) shares. The latter was hit on a slightly disappointing next quarter revenue guidance and stopping to report...

Opinion – Thursday 18 April 2024

U.S. Equity Markets closed lower on Wednesday with losses led by the NASDAQ as the Tech sector underperformed with semis weighed on by a poor ASML earnings report. Stocks had pared some of the weakness after a stellar 20 Year bond auction before selling resumed into...

Opinion – Wednesday 17 April 2024

U.S. Equity Markets were choppy on Tuesday amid hawkish Fed speeches and mixed earnings reports as the Indices attempted to find some ground after recent selling, with the VIX back under 19 and a lack of response (so far) from Israel. There were two key Fed speeches...

Opinion Tuesday 16 April 2024

The U.S Equity Market sell-off continued Monday to see the S&P 500 lose 2.6% across Friday and Monday, its largest two-day sell-off in more than a year, and now closing beneath its 50 Day Moving Average for the first time in five months, according to Bloomberg,...

Opinion – Monday 15 April 2024

U.S. Equity Markets were sold on Friday with Iran fears and poor bank earnings weighing into the weekend, with small caps suffering the most. Treasuries saw strong gains, paring some of the week’s losses amid the Iran concerns and risk aversion. JP Morgan saw...

Opinion – Thursday 11 April 2024

U.S. Equity Markets closed lower yesterday following the release of the latest inflation report from Uncle Sam which came in “hotter than expected”. The March consumer price index (“CPI”) rose 0.4% for the month, making for a 3.5%...