Opinion – Monday 3 March 2025

U.S. Indices endured a choppy session but closed notably in the green, and at highs as they saw a notable bid into settlement amongst month-end, despite the initial sell-off seen post-US open. US January PCE was the scheduled data highlight, but turned out to be a...

Opinion – Thursday 27 February 2025

U.S. Equity Markets ended Wednesday mixed, enduring a choppy day, although futures attempted a rebound from overnight trade following the House passing a budget blueprint endorsing US President Trump’s USD 4.5 trillion tax cuts. However, stocks sold off through...

Opinion – Wednesday 26 February 2025

U.S. Equity Markets closed off earlier lows seen at the cash open with DJI (+0.4%) turning positive while SPX (-0.5%), NDX (-1.2%) and RUSSELL (-0.4%) remained in the red. Behind the selloff, fears resumed around the consumer with the latest US Consumer Confidence...

Opinion – Tuesday 25 February 2025

U.S. Equity Markets closed in the red on Monday, extending on Friday losses as the pullback from recent All-Time-Highs continues. There were few fresh drivers for the downside but the overhang of tariffs and uncertainty on geopolitics continues to weigh. US President...

Opinion – Monday 24 February 2025

Equity Markets tumbled on OpEx Friday while T-notes rallied across the curve. Stocks started to sell off from the U.S. morning, with the ongoing deterioration of Ukraine relations with the US and Russia and lingering tariff deadlines weighed in the background, but the...

Opinion – Thursday 20 February 2025

U.S. Indices were little changed on Wednesday while T-Notes bull steepened with upside in both assets seen in late trade after the FOMC Minutes. The Minutes were largely as expected, signalling the Fed is in no rush to adjust policy and they should be cautious with...