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Volatility continued on Wednesday but ultimately equities saw historic upside (SPX +9.5%, NDX +12.0%, RUT +8.7%, DJI +7.9%) as US President Trump implemented a 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs to the 75 countries who approached the US for talks, seeing their tariff...
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Markets were, once again, extremely volatile with earlier risk on sentiment faded by the U.S. close. Early upside was supported by commentary from US officials that many countries are looking for trade deals with the US, while Trump posted on Truth that China wants a...
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Monday was a very choppy session with assets seeing two-way trade. Stocks and yields gapped lower at the start of APAC trade, with US President Trump showing no signs of easing up on his aggressive approach to trade. However, some countries are aiming for deals with...
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The risk-off tone in trade since liberation day continued on Friday as tariff fears continued to dominate, escalated by the response from China, who implemented a 34% tariff on the US (matching the US rate on China). Meanwhile, Vietnam spoke with the US and said it...
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U.S. Indices saw choppy action on Wednesday, as markets reacted to tariff source reports ahead of President Trump’s reciprocal tariff announcement scheduled in the Rose Garden after the markets closed. In the EU morning, risk sentiment soured on BBG source...
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U.S. Indices saw choppiness and ultimately ended firmer with gains seen in the both the S&P and NASDAQ 100, as risk sentiment was boosted after CNBC’s Megan Casella said there are three main options that US President Trump is looking at, with blanket 20%...
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Risk sentiment chopped to start the week with US Equity Futures initially hit with T-Notes supported following reports over the weekend that US President Trump is pushing senior advisors to go big on tariffs. However, a turnaround was seen after the Chicago PMI data...
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U.S. Indices closed notably in the red on Friday on Friday with US equities hit across the board but with the Nasdaq underperforming. The vast majority of sectors were red, with steep losses seen in Communication, Consumer Discretionary and Technology – homes of...
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U.S. Indices closed notably in the red on Wednesday as they were hit by risk-off trade due to a combination of factors, namely Trump tariff developments and an FT article overnight that Chinese energy efficiency rules could hit Nvidia (NVDA) sales. As such, Technology...
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U.S. Indices closed mixed on Tuesday with outperformance in the NASDAQ 100 while Russell underperformed while both the S&P and Dow were roughly flat. Sectors were also mixed with outperformance in Communication, Consumer Discretionary and Energy, while Utilities,...
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U.S. Indices rallied on Monday on reports that US President Trump’s April 2nd tariffs may be more targeted, excluding sector-specific tariffs, while a strong S&P Global Services PMI also supported the risk tone. However, Trump did later state he will be...
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U.S. Indices choppy on Friday, hindered by the Quadruple Witching Expiration with stocks ultimately closing mixed with outperformance in the NASDAQ 100 as Mega cap stocks caught a bid in the final minutes of trade. T-notes steepened with bonds chopping to the volatile...
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U.S. Indices were firmer on Wednesday and rose to highs in wake of the latest FOMC rate decision, accompanying SEP’s and Chair Powell’s press conference, but closed off highs. Recapping, the Fed left rates unchanged at 4.25-4.5%, as expected, with dot...
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U.S. Indices resumed to the downside on Tuesday, with major Indices closing well in the red. Sectors were also predominantly lower, aside from Energy and Health Care, but the heavyweight indices saw the most downside with Communication, Consumer Discretionary and Tech...
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