Opinion – Friday 23 June 2023

The Bank of England (BOE) raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point to 5%, the highest level in 15 years. This decision was made with the aim of curbing inflation, which is currently the highest among the Group of Seven wealthy countries. Out of the nine...

Opinion – Thursday 22 June 2023

U.S Equity Markets closed lower yesterday led by the NASDAQ 100 which fell 1.35%. Incredibly the VIX also closed lower, falling a huge 5%, to close at a price of 13.20. Fed Chair Powell in his testimony to Congress says he wants to be hawkish, insisting there is no...

Opinion – Wednesday 21 June 2023

U.S. Equity Markets closed lower across-the board despite the late rally in the last hour of trading. Surprisingly, the VIX only closed higher by 2%, closing with a 13 Handle. This week, a close eye will remain on multiple Federal Reserve speakers and most notably Fed...

Opinion – Tuesday 20 June 2023

U.S. Equity Futures Markets were soft yesterday not helped by the 1% fall in both the Nikkei and European Indexes. Further analysing last week’s Fed pause, it could be brief. First, new projections by the Fed policymakers – the dot plot- suggests this will be the...

Opinion – Monday 19 June 2023

U.S. Equity Markets opened on their highs before spending the rest of Friday’s session reversing the June Expiration related gains. Despite closing lower, the VIX was crushed closing over 6% lower at a price of 13.54. Fears are mounting among investors that a global...

Opinion – Friday 16 August 2023

The party continues as yet again morning dips were aggressively bought across the board. The Dow led yesterday’s gains closing higher by 1.26% following a 600-point rally off its 33855 low print. Yet the VIX also closed higher making the rally even harder to fathom....