Opinion – Thursday 3 October 2019

U.S. stocks tumbled to the lowest since August as another disappointing report fuelled fears that the American economy is slowing. Treasuries climbed with Gold and the Japanese Yen on demand for haven assets. The S&P 500 suffered its first back-to-back drops of...

Opinion – Wednesday 2 October 2019

Stocks slid and Treasuries rose after a gauge of U.S. manufacturing posted the weakest reading since the end of the last recession, fuelling fears of an impending global slowdown and boosting haven assets. The S&P 500 fell the most in five weeks and pushed...

Opinion – Tuesday 1 October 2019

U.S. stocks advanced for the Third Quarter in a row as investors weighed the latest turns in the trade war between the world’s two largest economies. The US Dollar rose and Treasuries edged higher. The S&P 500 gained for a third month out of the last four after...

Opinion – Monday 30 September 2019

A week dominated by political drama in Washington ended with the specter of a deepening trade war, sending U.S. stocks to a three-week low and bolstering demand for haven assets. The S&P 500 fell 1.1% in the five days to pare its gain in the Third Quarter to...

Opinion – Friday 27 September 2019

U.S. Equity Markets ended a tumultuous session lower, while Treasuries rose as the latest political turmoil and trade headlines damped demand for risk assets. The S&P 500 Index slide for fourth time in five days in trading about 15% below the 30-day average...

Opinion – Thursday 26 September 2019

U.S. stocks rose as renewed signs of easing trade tensions diverted attention from the swirling impeachment drama in Washington. The US Dollar rallied the most since March. The S&P 500 halted a three-day slide, with tech and bank shares pacing the gain. Equities...

Opinion – Wednesday 25 September 2019

Equity Markets slid as political turmoil in the U.S. whipsawed shares after reports said Democrats would launch a formal impeachment inquiry amid the Ukraine controversy. The S&P 500 fell the most in a month after it was reported that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...

Opinion – Tuesday 24 September 2019

U.S. stocks ended slightly lower in thin trading amid American data that was largely in line with estimates and more assurances that Federal Reserve officials stand ready to act if needed. Treasuries rose. The S&P 500 fell less than a point, notching a second...

Opinion – Monday 23 September 2019

A Friday flare-up in trade tensions between the U.S. and China sent American equities to the first weekly decline in a month. Treasuries capped a fifth straight gain and the US Dollar rose. The S&P 500 halted a three-day advance on the week’s final day, with...

Opinion – Friday 20 September 2019

U.S. Equities ended the day near where they started as investors failed to find a catalyst to lift the benchmark stock index to an all-time high. The  US Dollar sank and Treasuries rose amid a slew of fresh monetary-policy decisions. The S&P 500 Index closed...

Opinion – Thursday 19 September 2019

Federal Reserve policy makers lowered their main interest rate for a second time this year and Chairman Jerome Powell said that “moderate” policy moves should be sufficient to sustain the U.S. expansion. “We took this step to help keep the U.S. economy strong in the...

Opinion – Wednesday 18 September 2019

Treasuries rallied and stocks eked out a gain a day before the Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates. Oil plunged as Saudi Arabia restarted the plant damaged in a weekend attack. Crude gave back some of Monday’s 15% surge as Saudi officials said they had...

Opinion – Tuesday 17 September 2019

U.S. Equity Markets slipped, oil surged and investors sought out assets considered to be havens in times of trouble after a strike on Saudi Arabia’s crude production heightened geopolitical risk. Losses for automakers helped drag the S&P 500 Index down the most...

Opinion – Monday 16 September 2019

U.S. stocks finished the week mixed as Treasury Yields jumped to six-week highs and the US Dollar slipped. All three major U.S. Indexes still closed higher for a third consecutive week after being whipsawed by a rotation from growth to value shares by some investors....