Opinion – Thursday 1 October 2026

U.S. Indexes closed mixed on Wednesday, with notable NASDAQ outperformance, while the SPX saw mild gains, RUT was flat and DJI lower, with the equal-weight S&P also declining. The majority of sectors were lower, led by Consumer Staples, Health Care and Real...

Opinion – Wednesday 30 September 2026

U.S. Indexes closed mixed, as the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 outperformed, and ended with gains, as Oracle saw strength amid reports that OpenAI’s annual recurring revenue is reportedly close to USD 70 billion, a steep increase from earlier reports of an annualised...

Opinion – Tuesday 29 September 2026

U.S. Indexes closed lower on Monday, with the NASDAQ 100 underperforming as major Indices fell around 0.6-1.1%, while the equal-weight S&P declined 0.6%. Sectors were predominantly lower, led by Communication Services, Consumer Discretionary and Financials, while...

Opinion – Monday 28 September 2026

U.S. Indexes closed higher on Friday, with the Dow outperforming, while the Russell lagged. Most sectors closed higher, led by Technology, Industrials and Consumer Staples and Financials, while Energy was the clear laggard alongside lower crude, followed by...

Opinion – Monday 7 December 2015

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...