Opinion – Tuesday 31 March 2026

Monday was another risk-off session, with equity futures paring overnight and morning gains. Equities appeared to play catch-up to the move higher in crude, with WTI and Brent both firmer throughout the session, as WTI settled above USD 100/bbl. The key geopolitical...

Opinion – Monday 30 March 2026

U.S. Indices closed lower on Friday following a risk-off session with oil prices surging and equities tumbling as we head into a weekend of risk. WTI reclaimed USD 100/barrel post-settlement while E-mini futures briefly fell to sub 6,400. The moves came despite...

Opinion – Thursday 26 March 2026

U.S. Indices closed positive on Wednesday but off the earlier peaks, with oil prices falling while T-notes rose across the curve. The driver of price action was the reported progress in moving to peace in the US/Iran war after the US sent a 15-point peace plan and...

Opinion – Wednesday 25 March 2026

U.S. Indices closed mixed on Wednesday, with tech taking a hit while small caps outperformed. The day was filled with mixed messaging around geopolitics, but tech stocks were hit by software names on more private credit redemption caps from Apollo and Ares, while...

Opinion – Tuesday 24 March 2026

U.S. Indices closed well in the green on Monday as President Trump halted attacks on Iranian energy and power infrastructure for five days. This led to a reduction of the geopolitical risk premiums with stocks rallying and crude tumbling. Crude settled well off the...

Opinion – Monday 23 March 2026

U.S. Indices were slammed on Friday as geopolitics continues to dominate, while a heavy week of central bank activity marked a hawkish shift due to the US/Iran war. The downside saw the Russell fall 10% from peaks, officially entering correction territory. Reports had...