Opinion – Thursday 18 December 2025

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U.S. Indices closed lower on Wednesday, with the NASDAQ underperforming as the tech sector was sold. The sector was hit by reports by the FT that Oracle’s (ORCL) USD 190 billion Michigan data centre deal is in limbo after funding talks with Blue Owl (OWL)...

Opinion – Wednesday 17 December 2025

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U.S. Indices closed lower on Tuesday, in a choppy session, beginning in the US morning in futures after delayed US data. Recapping, the US November payrolls report headline came in at above expected, with the Unemployment Rate jumping to 4.6% from 4.4%, with some of...

Opinion – Tuesday 16 December 2025

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U.S. Indices closed lower on Monday with the Russell and NASDAQ lagging while sectors were predominantly firmer with Health Care, Utilities and Consumer Discretionary outperforming, but Tech, Energy and Communication lagged with tech still pressured after the ORCL and...

Opinion – Monday 15 December 2025

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U.S. Indices closed lower on Friday, paring some of the strength seen last week post-Fed. Pressure was largely observed since the opening bell, with the Nasdaq underperforming as Broadcom’s (AVGO, -11.4%) Q4 earnings showed its AI order backlog fell short of...

Opinion – Thursday 11 December 2025

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Both U.S. Indices and Treasuries ended Wednesday with gains, while the Dollar was sold after a surprisingly dovish FOMC and Powell press conference (summary below). Briefly recapping, the Fed cut rates by 25bps to 3.5-3.75%, as expected, but in a dovish 9-3 vote split...