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U.S. Equity Markets rallied for the fourth consecutive week. This is the longest winning streak since June. Both the Dow and Small Cap Russell 2000 led Friday’s gains on plunging economic data which is supporting the trend for more interest rate cuts. Meanwhile,...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed higher in a quiet Market ahead of today’s Thanksgiving Holiday. In a lacklustre session, the Dow led Wednesday’s gains, closing 0.53% higher. The main highlight from yesterday’s trading was the noticeable in Jobless Claims which printed 209K...
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US Equity Markets closed lower with risk appetite subdued amid pre-Thanksgiving positioning and after soft data, while the FOMC minutes were stale and noted that the Fed is in a position to proceed carefully whilst stressing the need for restrictive policy for some...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed higher on Monday led by the big tech bias underscored by Microsoft’s (MSFT) recovery amid the fluid OpenAI situation, which dominated newsflow in an otherwise quiet session. Treasuries saw bull-flattening amid a well-received 20yr...
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U.S Equity Markets were little changed, again, on Friday with the Indices continuing to lack direction after the rip higher on last Tuesday’s CPI. There was a degree of profit-taking into the cash open but that pared. Treasuries were mixed with bear-flattening...
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U.S. Equity Markets were choppy on Wednesday, closing off their best levels seen earlier in the session, but Indices still remain near their post-US CPI highs. There was a confluence of factors to digest, with another very soft inflation report seen via the US PPI...
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U.S. Equity Markets and Treasuries rocketed higher yesterday, helping the Dollar to fall the most in many months with a 1.5% fall. The aggressive move in equities after US CPI came in softer than expected across the board. Gains of 2%+ in the SPX and NDX were dwarfed...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed little changed from Friday as the market continues to consolidate last week’s impressive gains ahead of CPI which will be released at 1.30 pm. The latest New York Fed Consumer Inflation Expectations showed a slight decline in both the one-...
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U.S. Equity Markets saw a strong rally Friday with post-Powell shorts covering into the weekend despite Thursday’s hawkish Fed pricing shift extending. The stock strength was driven by the mega-cap names where the Nasdaq 100 outperformed, with the likes of...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed mixed yesterday following another boring trading session. Both the S&P and NASDAQ 100 closed higher for their eighth and ninth consecutive trading session respectively. Meanwhile, the VIX closed lower for a tenth consecutive trading...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed higher for the seventh consecutive trading session, led by the 1% gain in the NASDAQ 100. Lower Treasury Yields and a crushed Oil helped the NASDAQ to again outperform the broader market. The last Federal Reserve meeting of 2023 is set for...
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Despite a 1% fall in the Bank Index, U.S. Equity Markets closed higher on Monday, led again by the NASDAQ 100. The NDX ended the session with a small gain of 0.37% while the VIX closed flat following a quiet start to the week. One notable exception was the eight-basis...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed higher Friday for the fifth consecutive trading session following the below forecast Non-Farm Payrolls report, reducing Fed tightening expectations. Payrolls in October totalled 150K, 30K less than expected while notably the two prior months...
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Disappointing ADP Employment data and Manufacturing ISM missing expectations saw both the Treasury Market and Equity Markets rally into the Fed announcement. Helping the 19-Basis point fall in 10-year Treasuries was the news from the Treasury Department announcing a...
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