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U.S. Equity Markets closed lower across-the board, reversing earlier gains. The NASDAQ 100 again led the declines as profit-taking continues in this severely overvalued market. The first half of 2023 is ending with mixed market outcomes – otherwise known as a...
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Equity Markets closed lower on Friday led by the 1% fall in the NASDAQ 100 which broke an eight-week winning streak that began in late April. Oil saw a weekly decline of over 3% following indications from the Federal Reserve that additional interest rate increases...
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The Bank of England (BOE) raised its key interest rate by half a percentage point to 5%, the highest level in 15 years. This decision was made with the aim of curbing inflation, which is currently the highest among the Group of Seven wealthy countries. Out of the nine...
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U.S Equity Markets closed lower yesterday led by the NASDAQ 100 which fell 1.35%. Incredibly the VIX also closed lower, falling a huge 5%, to close at a price of 13.20. Fed Chair Powell in his testimony to Congress says he wants to be hawkish, insisting there is no...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed lower across-the board despite the late rally in the last hour of trading. Surprisingly, the VIX only closed higher by 2%, closing with a 13 Handle. This week, a close eye will remain on multiple Federal Reserve speakers and most notably Fed...
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U.S. Equity Futures Markets were soft yesterday not helped by the 1% fall in both the Nikkei and European Indexes. Further analysing last week’s Fed pause, it could be brief. First, new projections by the Fed policymakers – the dot plot- suggests this will be the...
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U.S. Equity Markets opened on their highs before spending the rest of Friday’s session reversing the June Expiration related gains. Despite closing lower, the VIX was crushed closing over 6% lower at a price of 13.54. Fears are mounting among investors that a global...
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The party continues as yet again morning dips were aggressively bought across the board. The Dow led yesterday’s gains closing higher by 1.26% following a 600-point rally off its 33855 low print. Yet the VIX also closed higher making the rally even harder to fathom....
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The Federal Reserve as expected halted its interest rate hikes at yesterday’s Fed Meeting, marking the first pause in 15 months. However, the central bank will retain a tightening bias, indicating a possibility of resuming rate increases as early as next month....
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U.S. Equity Markets again closed higher as investors wait for Federal Reserve officials to pause their tightening campaign received backing from yesterday’s consumer price index (CPI) data which came in better than expected with a 4% print. The CPI report, showed that...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed higher on Monday led by the 1.76% increase in the NASDAQ 100 as investors wait for the latest inflation data this afternoon, just as the Federal Reserve begins deliberations on its monetary policy decision. It is anticipated that headline...
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General Motors (GM) has announced a partnership with Tesla (TSLA) to utilise Tesla’s North American charging network and technologies for its electric vehicles (EVs). Starting next year, GM vehicles will be able to access Tesla’s 12,000 chargers using an...
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Despite Jobless Claims jumping to the highest level since 2021, U.S. Indexes closed higher. The NASDAQ 100 led Thursday’s gains closing higher by 1.27%. According to a recent filing, it has been revealed that cryptocurrency exchange Binance and its affiliated entities...
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Although the NSDAQ fell a hefty 1.75% yesterday the Dow helped by the GM news ended Wednesday with a gain of 0.27%. Despite the aggressive sell-off in the NDX, the VIX still closed lower at a price of 13.94. The Bank of Canada surprised markets with a 25 basis point...
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