Opinion – Tuesday 28 October 2025

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U.S. Indexes closed at new all-time highs, buoyed by the risk-on sentiment to start the week amid reports that the U.S. and China agreed on a framework for a trade deal ahead of the Trump/Xi meeting later this week. As a result, spot Gold was sold and fell beneath USD...

Opinion – Thursday 23 October 2025

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U.S. Indexes closed in the red on Wednesday and saw some pressure in the US afternoon amid reports that the Trump administration is mulling export controls to China on goods made with or containing US software, although some of the move attempted to pare as digestion...

Opinion – Wednesday 22 October 2022

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U.S. Indexes were mixed on Tuesday, with the S&P and NASDAQ 100 ultimately closing little changed in choppy trade, while the Dow Jones was strong while the Russell 2000 was again weak. Sectors were mixed amid a flurry of earnings. Consumer Discretionary and...

Opinion – Tuesday 21 October 2025

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U.S. Indexes saw gains in risk-on trade amid very light newsflow to start the week amid the Fed blackout and lack of US data given the Government shutdown. On which, White House Economic adviser Hassett thinks the shutdown is likely to end sometime this week, but did...

Opinion – Monday 20 October 2025

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U.S. Indexes closed higher on Friday with the S&P, NASDAQ 100 and Dow Jones all posting gains; however, the RUSSELL saw further pressure. The regional banking ETF had pared some of the prior day’s losses following woes at ZION and WAL, but regional bank...