Opinion – Thursday 3 July 2025

U.S. Indices ultimately closed in the green, but pressure was seen in the European morning to bottom out after the woeful ADP report, which heavily missed expectations. Stocks started to stage a comeback around the opening bell, with upside in Apple (AAPL) supporting...

Opinion – Wednesday 7 July 2025

U.S. Indices were mixed on Tuesday as the tech-heavy NDX led the losses, with Technology and Communication Services the only sectors in the red amid weakness in mega-cap names. Meanwhile, the Russell 2000 and Dow Jones both saw gains in excess of a percent with a...

Opinion – Tuesday 1 July 2025

U.S. Indices pared from record highs seen during US trade on Friday as US President Trump terminated trade discussions with Canada over their Digital Services Tax on US tech. This announcement saw stocks trim earlier gains but still finished the Friday session in the...

Opinion – Monday 30 June 2025

U.S. Indices pared from record highs seen during US trade on Friday as US President Trump terminated trade discussions with Canada over their Digital Services Tax on US tech. This announcement saw stocks trim earlier gains but still finished the Friday session in the...

Opinion – Thursday 26 June 2025

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

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

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

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

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...

Opinion – Wednesday 18 June 2025

Tuesday was another session dominated by geopolitics, with tensions rising over fears the US is getting ready to join Israel in striking Iranian nuclear facilities. Reports via CNN said that US President Trump’s desire to handle the conflict diplomatically is...

Opinion – Tuesday 17 June 2025

U.S. Indexes closed higher in what was a risk-on session with equities bid across the board, with notable outperformance in the NASDAQ. The majority of sectors were green, although Energy, Health Care and Utilities were hit with energy stocks tracking crude prices...

Opinion – Monday 16 June 2025

Geopolitics largely dominated the tape on Friday, as Israel’s attack on Iran took all the headlines and the fallout thereafter. As such, US indices saw heavy selling pressure before closing around lows of Friday’s session, while the Dollar gained to the...

Opinion – Thursday 12 June 2025

There were three key main events on Wednesday. US CPI was cooler than expected, US/China agreed on a deal, while Middle East concerns escalated. The US CPI came in softer than analyst expectations in May, despite the imposition of tariffs in April, showing that...

Opinion – Wednesday 11 June 2025

U.S. Indices closed at session highs on Tuesday (SPX +0.6%, NDX +0.5%, RUT +0.6%) as comments from US Commerce Secretary Lutnick offer optimism over the US-China trade talks. While US-China trade talks have yet to conclude, session highs in stocks were seen on...