Opinion – Tuesday 3 March 2026

U.S. Indexes were choppy on Monday while energy prices and Gold were bid with T-notes bear flattening and the U.S. Dollar firmer in response to the US/Iran conflict. Over the weekend, the US struck Iran, killing the Supreme Leader Khamenei, with Iran responding by...

Opinion – Monday 2 March 2026

U.S. Indexes closed lower on Friday, amid credit risk and geopolitical tensions, but pared weakness into the close well off earlier troughs. Sectors were mixed, but Financials were the clear laggard as private credit fears continue to linger after the collapse of MFS...

Opinion – Thursday 26 February 2026

U.S. Indexes continued to advance higher on Wednesday as tailwinds from Tuesday around easing AI disruption fears extended. The Nasdaq outperformed with tech and financials leading the gains. Tech was buoyed by gains in software, recently battered by AI disruption,...

Opinion – Wednesday 25 February 2026

U.S. Indexes pared into initial losses, led by weakness in Nvidia, but soon reversed and buoyed by the Anthropic presentation just after the open, which boosted many names that Anthropic has announced they are, or will be, partnering with, potentially quelling some AI...

Opinion – Tuesday 24 February 2026

U.S. Indexes closed lower following a risk-off session on Monday with equities sliding on fears of further AI disruption, while US President Trump hiked tariffs. The AI fears seemingly sparked from a research piece from Citrini Research exploring severe downside risks...

Opinion – Monday 23 February 2026

U.S. Indexes closed primarily in the green, with upside ensuing after the SCOTUS struck down President Trump’s IEEPA tariffs. Trump responded by implementing a global 10% tariff rate under Section 122 (which can legally be in place for a maximum of 150 days)....

Opinion – Thursday 19 February 2026

U.S. saw two-way trade on Wednesday with morning weakness offset after a strong cash open before selling off best levels into the closing bell. Sectors were mixed, Energy, Consumer Discretionary, Financials and Tech outperformed, while Utilities, Real Estate and...

Opinion – Wednesday 18 February 2026

U.S. were choppy on Tuesday, as US traders and investors returned from the US holiday, but ultimately settled with mild gains. After the US cash equity open, Indices saw a notable sell-off with the Mag-7 leading the decline, ex-Apple, although swiftly pared through...

Opinion – Tuesday 17 February 2026

U.S. Markets were closed for the President Day Holiday leading to a quiet session on both sides of the Atlantic. The EU and a 12-Nation Indo-Pacific Bloc are opening talks to explore forming one of the largest global economic alliances, with Canadian PM Carney...

Opinion – Monday 16 February 2026

U.S. Indices were mixed on Friday, with the Russell 2000 outperforming, which rallied 1.2%. The equal-weight ETF also saw strong gains while the majority of sectors were green too, showing strong breadth with the heavy-weight sectors (Comms, Tech and Consumer Disc)...

Opinion – Thursday 12 February 2026

U.S. Indices largely saw two-way trade on Wednesday. The focus point was on the NFP report, which overall was very strong in January, with the headline smashing expectations, unemployment rate ticking down, and wages ticking up. The initial reaction was upside in...

Opinion – Wednesday 11 February 2026

U.S. Indices were broadly lower on Tuesday, albeit in contained ranges, as participants await the US jobs report on Wednesday, followed by CPI on Friday. Data on Tuesday was largely subdued, as Retail Sales disappointed, and the weekly ADP only saw 6.5k jobs added per...

Opinion – Tuesday 10 February 2026

U.S. Indices continued to gain on Monday, with tech once again leading the upside, with semis largely outperforming. Nvidia (NVDA) shares rallied, seemingly continuing to benefit from the hiked CapEx plans announced alongside earnings from AMZN, META and GOOGL. The...

Opinion – Monday 9 February 2026

U.S. Indices surged on Friday, recouping some of the recent losses. Upside came despite the weakness in Amazon (AMZN) shares after the company ramped up its FY26 CapEx view. Gains were led by Tech and Industrials, with semiconductors surging, which are largely seen as...