Opinion – Thursday 2 October 2025

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U.S. Indexes added to recent gains despite early weakness following the government shutdown. Outperformance was in the NASDAQ 100 while sectors were more mixed. Health Care was the clear laggard as the sector continues to benefit from President Trump’s...

Opinion – Wednesday 1 October 2025

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U.S. Indexes broadly saw slight strength to settle around highs as they saw a bid through the US afternoon and into Month/Quarter-end, although the Russell 2000 did still close marginally in the red. There was little headline driver for the paring of losses seen,...

Opinion – Tuesday 30 September 2025

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U.S. Indexes saw mild gains to start the week as NVIDIA gains (PT raise at Jefferies) supported in light newsflow, with Fed speak coming via Williams, Musalem, and Hammack, and US data in Pending Home Sales, which was better than expected. On the Fed footing, little...

Opinion – Monday 29 September 2025

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U.S. Indexes closed the final session of the week in positive territory following strength in wake of the US PCE report for August, which saw all the major metrics print in line. Treasuries saw two-way action on PCE, while the Dollar sold off. In the FX space, the...

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...