Opinion – Thursday 2 April 2026

U.S. Indexes and most sectors ended the day in the green amid broader risk-on trade as participants seemingly took sentiment regarding constructive remarks from the US on the conclusion of the Iranian war, although Iranian officials pushed back on this at every...

Opinion – Wednesday 1 April 2026

U.S. Indexes rallied at Quarter-end as markets welcomed improved prospects for an end to the Middle East conflict. Reports overnight said Trump told aides he was willing to end the war without reopening Hormuz, while later reports said the administration could not...

Opinion – Tuesday 31 March 2026

Monday was another risk-off session, with equity futures paring overnight and morning gains. Equities appeared to play catch-up to the move higher in crude, with WTI and Brent both firmer throughout the session, as WTI settled above USD 100/bbl. The key geopolitical...

Opinion – Monday 30 March 2026

U.S. Indices closed lower on Friday following a risk-off session with oil prices surging and equities tumbling as we head into a weekend of risk. WTI reclaimed USD 100/barrel post-settlement while E-mini futures briefly fell to sub 6,400. The moves came despite...

Opinion – Thursday 26 March 2026

U.S. Indices closed positive on Wednesday but off the earlier peaks, with oil prices falling while T-notes rose across the curve. The driver of price action was the reported progress in moving to peace in the US/Iran war after the US sent a 15-point peace plan and...

Opinion – Wednesday 25 March 2026

U.S. Indices closed mixed on Wednesday, with tech taking a hit while small caps outperformed. The day was filled with mixed messaging around geopolitics, but tech stocks were hit by software names on more private credit redemption caps from Apollo and Ares, while...

Opinion – Tuesday 24 March 2026

U.S. Indices closed well in the green on Monday as President Trump halted attacks on Iranian energy and power infrastructure for five days. This led to a reduction of the geopolitical risk premiums with stocks rallying and crude tumbling. Crude settled well off the...

Opinion – Monday 23 March 2026

U.S. Indices were slammed on Friday as geopolitics continues to dominate, while a heavy week of central bank activity marked a hawkish shift due to the US/Iran war. The downside saw the Russell fall 10% from peaks, officially entering correction territory. Reports had...

Opinion – Thursday 19 March 2026

U.S. Indices closed lower while Treasury Yields rose in response to further upside in oil prices in response to an Israeli attack on the South Pars gas facility, the largest in the world. Oil gave back some of its gains as the EU’s Kallas and the Iranian Foreign...

Opinion – Wednesday 18 March 2026

U.S. Indices closed firmer on Tuesday in broader risk-on sentiment, as despite the constant flow of Middle East headlines, there were few escalatory or de-escalatory developments. There have been conflicting reports regarding the health of Iran’s Top Security...

Opinion – Monday 16 March 2026

U.S. Indices saw further pressure on Friday as geopolitics continue to dominate, hitting risk sentiment. Sectors were more split with haven sectors (Utilities and Staples) outperforming alongside Energy, while Tech, Materials and Communications were the notable...

Opinion – Thursday 12 March 2026

US Indices closed flat/down on Wednesday as rising oil prices limited any rebound from Tuesday’s late-staged selloff. The IEA confirmed it is to release 400 million barrels  of oil into the market, but the timing depends on each country, while there is still...

Opinion – Wednesday 11 March 2026

US Indices ended Tuesday’s trading session with modest losses, in what was, once again, a day dominated by Middle East headlines with conflicting rhetoric. Markets initially, and for much of the day, followed President Trump’s comments last night that the...

Opinion – Tuesday 10 March 2026

Monday was an historic day for markets, and without sounding cliche “one of two halves”, highlighted by WTI (oil) seeing its 2nd biggest daily ever move. The day, sentiment, and market moves, turnaround in the last 40 minutes of cash equity trade after...