Opinion – Wednesday 13 August 2025

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U.S. Indices closed at new all-time highs on Tuesday while the Dollar was sold and T-Notes steepened in response to a “not as bad as feared” CPI in the face of President Trump’s tariffs, keeping a September rate cut on the table following the weak...

Opinion – Tuesday 12 August 2025

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U.S. Indices ultimately settled lower to start the week in a day of quiet newsflow, with attention turning to US CPI on Tuesday. Highlights came from over the weekend, where US President Trump approved export licenses for Nvidia (NVDA) and AMD (AMD) to sell chips to...

Opinion – Monday 11 August 2025

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U.S. Indices closed higher on Friday with the majority of sectors firmer, Tech, Communication and Financials outperformed, while Real Estate, Utilities and Industrials lagged. US President Trump announced just before the close on Thursday that CEA Chair Miran will be...

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...