Opinion – Thursday 26 June 2025

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U.S. Indices ultimately closed mixed on Wednesday as the NASDAQ 100 was the one major index to close with gains and was largely buoyed by gains in the mega-cap names, and highlighted by Tech and Communication, two of the only sectors, as well as Health, in the green....

Opinion – Wednesday 25 June 2025

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Equity Markets were in risk-on mode following the announced ceasefire from US President Trump between Israel and Iran. Despite reports of both Iran and Israel breaking the agreement and Trump showing discontent, risk-taking remained intact with US major indices up...

Opinion – Tuesday 24 June 2025

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U.S. Indices ended Monday’s trading session with gains in what was a very choppy session as Middle East tensions ruled the roost. At the reopening of trade, the crude complex gapped higher while US equity futures gapped lower after the US attacked Iranian nuclear...

Opinion – Monday 23 June 2025

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U.S. Indices saw choppy trade action on Friday amid quad-witching as participants returned from the Juneteenth market holiday on Thursday, whereby upside was seen in equity futures in response to the two weeks Trump has given himself to decide whether to attack Iran....

Opinion – Thursday 19 June 2025

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U.S. Indices ended Wednesday’s session with marginal gains, albeit with outperformance in the RUSSELL 2000, while geopolitics, Fed, and President Trump dominated the tape. The FOMC left rates unchanged, as expected, and left the 2025 dot plot unchanged, which saw...