Opinion – Wednesday 19 February 2025

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U.S. Indices closed with slight gains on Tuesday as they saw a slight bid into settlement but were still relatively rangebound in a day which was dominated by US and Russia high-level delegates holding a meeting in Riyadh regarding Ukraine. Following the gathering,...

Opinion – Tuesday 18 February 2025

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U.S. Markets were closed Monday for the Presidents’ Day Holiday. Futures closed higher while in Europe the German DAX closed at a new all-time high following a gain of 1.26%. Meanwhile, the French CAC, Spain’s IBEX and the Italian FTSE MIB closed at their highest...

Opinion – Monday 17 February 2025

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U.S. Indices closed mixed on Friday with outperformance in the NASDAQ 100 as Communication and Tech names outperformed, while the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 were little changed, and the Dow underperformed. The Dow was weighed on by retailers (WMT, PG) after a...

Opinion – Thursday 13 February 2025

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U.S. Indices closed Wednesday mixed, but that only tells half the story, as a broad-based hawkish reaction was seen on the hot US CPI report, before paring. As such, after all major metrics in the release topped expectations, US equity futures and Treasuries saw...

Opinion – Monday 7 December 2015

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The US Employment Report virtually matched expectations (NFP +211k, Unemployment steady at 5%) and effectively confirms a Fed lift-off in ten days time is a done deal. The report also revealed +35k of upward revisions to September and October while as expected average...