Opinion – Tuesday 24 June 2025

U.S. Indices ended Monday’s trading session with gains in what was a very choppy session as Middle East tensions ruled the roost. At the reopening of trade, the crude complex gapped higher while US equity futures gapped lower after the US attacked Iranian nuclear...

Opinion – Monday 23 June 2025

U.S. Indices saw choppy trade action on Friday amid quad-witching as participants returned from the Juneteenth market holiday on Thursday, whereby upside was seen in equity futures in response to the two weeks Trump has given himself to decide whether to attack Iran....

Opinion – Thursday 19 June 2025

U.S. Indices ended Wednesday’s session with marginal gains, albeit with outperformance in the RUSSELL 2000, while geopolitics, Fed, and President Trump dominated the tape. The FOMC left rates unchanged, as expected, and left the 2025 dot plot unchanged, which saw...

Opinion – Wednesday 18 June 2025

Tuesday was another session dominated by geopolitics, with tensions rising over fears the US is getting ready to join Israel in striking Iranian nuclear facilities. Reports via CNN said that US President Trump’s desire to handle the conflict diplomatically is...

Opinion – Tuesday 17 June 2025

U.S. Indexes closed higher in what was a risk-on session with equities bid across the board, with notable outperformance in the NASDAQ. The majority of sectors were green, although Energy, Health Care and Utilities were hit with energy stocks tracking crude prices...

Opinion – Monday 16 June 2025

Geopolitics largely dominated the tape on Friday, as Israel’s attack on Iran took all the headlines and the fallout thereafter. As such, US indices saw heavy selling pressure before closing around lows of Friday’s session, while the Dollar gained to the...