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...

Opinion – Thursday 16 October 2025

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U.S. Indexes were bid into the US morning to peak just after the open before momentum turned with equities bottoming out after Europe left for the day. The trough was seen as Tech stocks took a hit, namely NVIDIA (NVDA), seemingly in response to a Reuters article that...

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...