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U.S Equity Markets surged on Friday on the basis that rate hikes are soon a distant memory. The real Federal-Funds rate is quickly approaching positive territory. In the past, this has signalled the end of rate hikes. The central bank might only have one further rate...
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Despite the housing market asking the Federal Reserve for patience, Equity Markets surged yesterday as the ramp up into month and Quarter shows no sign of ending. Pretty much any weakness in March has now been wiped out as if the banking crisis never happened. The NDX...
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U.S. Equity markets closed higher following across the board buying in all sectors. The NASDAQ 100 led yesterday’s gains, closing higher by 1.79%. Federal Rate hikes have driven more funds into the safety of money-market assets. These assets have surged by $500...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed lower yesterday as higher Bond Yields and weak financials continue to weigh on the market. However, despite the weakness the VIX closed lower by 4%. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President James Bullard said that further rate hikes...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed mixed after it was announced that First Citizens Bancshares has agreed to acquire Silicon Valley Bank from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The Dow led the gains, closing higher by 0.60% while higher Treasury Yields weighed on...
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Despite Bank stocks falling and credit default swaps rising on concerns that continued interest-rate hikes could further reduce liquidity and put more stress on financial institutions’ balance sheets, U.S. Equity Markets closed Friday’s volatile trading session...
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U.S. Equity Markets eventually closed higher following a volatile trading session that saw plenty of two-way price action. The NASDAQ 100 led the rally, closing higher by 1.29%. The latest economic projections from the Federal Reserve showed a revision lower to...
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U.S. Equity Markets fell hard after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points in its meeting yesterday and pointed toward rate cuts in 2024 as forward guidance remained relatively unchanged. The Small Cap Russell 2000 led the decline closing lower...
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U.S. Equity Markets surged yesterday after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the government is able to provide more deposit guarantees, which could include temporary insurance on deposits larger than $250,000. The median sales prices of previously owned homes fell...
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U.S. Equity Markets rallied after the Federal Reserve and five other leading central banks performed a coordinated attempt to boost liquidity in global financial systems by increasing the frequency of “Dollar Swap” programmes from weekly to daily. The Dow...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed lower on Friday following a volatile trading session to end what was an extraordinary week in Financial Markets. The Small Cap Russell 2000 again led the downside closing lower by 2.56%. On Thursday Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told...
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U.S Equity Markets closed mostly lower yesterday despite PPI dropping more than expected and further strengthened the Federal Reserve’s dovish narrative for rate policy. Although the NASDAQ 100 closed higher by 0.42% the Small Cap Russell 200 fell 2% as bank...
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U.S. Equity Markets rose yesterday after CPI showed inflation eased in February as prices rose 6.0% from a year earlier – increasing the likelihood that the Federal Reserve could end rate hikes soon, while the NFIB Small Business Index showed marginal...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed mixed following a volatile trading session in which the S&P had a 130 Handle range. Although the Small Cap Russell 2000 closed 1.60% lower the NASDAQ 100 rebounded ending yesterday’s session with a small 0.79% gain. Investors poured...
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