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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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Despite a choppy trading session, Equity Markets rallied in the last two hours, closing on the highs of the day. The S&P led Tuesday’s gains, closing higher by 0.65%. Stronger Economic data saw the Dollar reverse earlier loses, closing with a gain of 0.56%...
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U.S. Equity Markets surged while Oil fell following the unwinding of the Geo-political risk premium which was put on ahead of the weekend. The Dow led Monday’s gains closing higher by over 500 points, for a 1.58% gain. This move higher saw the VIX crushed, closing...
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U.S. Indexes sold off on Friday despite better earnings from both Intel and Amazon. However, it did limit the sell-off in the NASDAQ 100, which was the only Index to close higher on Friday. The Dow led the declines closing lower by over 1% for the second consecutive...
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Google Shares falling a huge 10% yesterday saw U.S. Equity Markets get hit hard on Wednesday. The NASDAQ 100 led the declines with a loss of 2.47%. This was the worst day for the NDX since February 21 when the NDX fell 2.51%. Treasury Yields rising 13 Basis points...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed higher following another volatile session which saw plenty of two-way price action. Markets rose after U.S. PMIs came in higher than expected adding to the belief that America may be heading for a soft landing. However, weaker than expected...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed lower for the fourth consecutive trading session following an extremely choppy market that witnessed plenty of two-way price action. Markets soared initially after Bond Guru Bill Ackman tweeted that he had covered his Bond short position....
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