Opinion – Wednesday 29 April 2026

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U.S. Indexes closed lower as risk tone soured, with Technology the clear sectoral laggard as AI-infrastructure exposed names were hit hard after the Wall Street Journal reported that OpenAI missed targets, which stoked data centre spending concerns. Overall, sectors...

Opinion – Tuesday 28 April 2026

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U.S. Indexes saw choppy trade on Monday, with equities ultimately closing flat while oil prices were volatile, settling off highs as uncertainty around US/Iran developments persisted. The cancellation of talks over the weekend kept sentiment fragile, with mixed...

Opinion – Monday 27 April 2026

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U.S. Indexes closed higher on Friday as sentiment improved on hopes of progress in US-Iran negotiations, driving a risk-on tone across assets. Equities gained, led by tech, while crude prices fell on reports suggesting a potential breakthrough in talks. Moves were...

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...

Opinion – Thursday 3 December 2015

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“Were the FOMC to delay the start of policy normalization for too long, we would likely end up having to tighten policy relatively abruptly to keep the economy from significantly overshooting both of our goals,” Fed Chair Yellen told the Economic Club of Washington...