Opinion – Monday 18 December 2023

U.S. Equity Markets closed mixed on Friday following a volatile trading session on the last Quadruple Expiration for the year. The Dow again led the gains hitting a fresh all-time high during the session. Fed Member Goolsbee did not rule out a rate cut in March and...

Opinion – Thursday 14 December 2023

U.S. Equity Markets, Bonds, and Gold all surged while the Dollar slumped in response to the ubiquitously dovish FOMC. The gains were led by the small-cap Russell 2000, with regional banks flying, while the equal-weighted S&P beat the market cap-weighted index...

Opinion – Wednesday 13 December 2023

U.S. Equity Markets closed higher on Tuesday after the initial downside seen amid the release of the November US CPI figures unwound through the session. The Core CPI figures rose as expected — 0.3% M/M and 4.0% Y/Y — with upside coming from used vehicles...

Opinion – Tuesday 12 December 2023

Equity Markets were predominantly higher on Monday with stocks catching a bid from the open and grinding higher until the close with outperformance in the NASDAQ. The upside came despite notable weakness in the heavyweight stocks but with notable upside in the...

Opinion – Monday 11 December 2023

U.S. Equity Markets made modest gains on Friday, reversing an initial hawkish reaction to the hot NFP report with participants preparing for this week’s CPI and FOMC with a hesitation to miss out on the ‘Santa Rally’ too. The 199k jobs added in...

Opinion – Thursday 7 December 2023

U.S Equity Markets closed lower on Wednesday with big tech/NDX leading the downside, while small caps (Russell 2000) saw relative outperformance despite slipping into the red in late trade as part of the broader risk souring. Treasuries continued to see...