Opinion – Monday 21 July 2025

U.S. Indices were choppy on Friday, with early upside faded amid mixed sectoral performance. Utilities, Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate outperformed, while Energy, Healthcare and Communication lagged. The focus on Friday was largely on commentary from Fed...

Opinion – Thursday 17 July 2025

U.S. Indices chopped to a cool PPI and mixed messages about Fed Chair Powell’s future. Equities finished the day green with outperformance in the Russell after the prior day’s underperformance, while Nasdaq lagged after Tuesday’s outperformance....

Opinion – Wednesday 16 July 2025

U.S. Indices closed mixed as the focus of the day was largely on the June CPI report, which was mixed on the headline and core prints, initially sparking a dovish reaction. However, once the internals of the report were digested, like the 0.7% rise in core goods, it...

Opinion – Tuesday 15 July 2025

U.S. Indices closed with slight gains on Monday, with the upside seen predominantly in the US session, paring weakness overnight in response to Trump’s 30% tariff letter to the EU and Mexico. Sectors were mixed, with Communication and Financial stocks...

Opinion – Monday 14 July 2025

U.S. Indices closed in the red but well off the earlier lows, while T-notes were sold across the curve while the U.S. Dollar was strong. The focus continues to lie on Trump’s tariff letters, with the latest seeing a 35% tariff on Canada, while the EU letter is...

Opinion – Thursday 10 July 2025

U.S. Indices closed higher on Wednesday, tracking Europe higher throughout the morning. US indices peaked around the US open before paring into the European close, before pushing higher into the US close. Sectors were predominantly green with Utilities, Communication...

Opinion – Wednesday 9 July 2025

U.S. Indices saw slight losses on Tuesday amid a lack of tier 1 US data or Fed speak, as President Trump’s tariff updates dominated the news – after sending out 14 trade letters on Monday, Tuesday he noted the tariffs will start to be paid on August 1st,...

Opinion – Tuesday 8 July 2025

U.S. Indices finished Monday day in a sea of red (SPX -0.8%, NDX -0.8%, RUT -1.6%) amid the continued trade tensions with the US and its trading partners. As it stands, the trade uncertainty is to remain, with US President Trump to sign an EO to extend the July 9th...

Opinion – Monday 7 July 2025

Both U.S. Indices and the Dollar saw gains on Thursday, while Treasuries and Gold sold off in the wake of the strong jobs report, which continues to push out the narrative of a need for a Fed rate cut, especially in July. Highlighting this, Refinitiv money market...

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....