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European Equity Markets closed lower but well off their morning lows after the announcement late Friday that Russia was cutting off all gas supplies to Europe. Another forward-looking indicator shows inflation growth is dropping. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell...
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U.S. Equity Markets finished the week lower led by the NASDAQ 100 which closed with a loss of 1.44%. Markets were volatile on Friday. August Nonfarm Payrolls showed job growth slightly ahead of consensus. But an increase in the labour participation rate caused the...
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Following a volatile trading session, a late rally saw U.S. Equity Markets finished yesterday’s session mixed as the Dow closed higher by 0.46% while the Small Cap Russell 2000 finished the day lower by 1.15%. Thursday’s session saw that a batch of better economic...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed lower for the fourth consecutive trading session, led by the 0.88% decline in the Dow. Surprisingly, the VIX also closed lower by 1.30% at a price of 25.87. Markets were lower Wednesday as the August ADP National Employment report showed...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed lower for the third consecutive trading session, led by the 1.13% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Markets turned lower Tuesday as investors grew nervous following reports of Taiwan firing live rounds at a Chinese drone flying in its sovereign...
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U.S. Equity Markets continued Friday’s sell-off, led by the NASDAQ 100s 1% loss. This move lower saw the VIX close higher by 2.5% at a price of 26.21. The VIX has now broken above its key 50 and 200 Day Moving Averages. It needs a break and close below 24 to negate...
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U.S. Equity Markets got battered on Friday, led by the 4.1% fall in the NASDAQ 100. This move lower drove the VIX higher by a huge 17%, closing at a price of 25.56. Markets got slammed as investors digested Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at the...
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U.S. Equity Markets had a strong last hour led by the NASDAQ 100 which ended Thursday with a gain of 1.75%. This move higher saw the VIX crushed again, closing lower by 4.56% at a price of 21.78. Markets were higher as investors await Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome...
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Following four consecutive down days for the S&P, the market finally stabilised yesterday as the S&P led the gains, closing higher by 0.29%. This move higher saw the VIX fall over 5% at a price of 22.82. Markets closed higher Wednesday as investors await...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed lower for the fourth consecutive trading session, led by the 0.47% fall in the Dow. Markets were lower Tuesday as investors grow anxious ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium on...
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U.S. Equity Markets closed lower for the third consecutive trading session led by the 2.66% fall in the NASDAQ 100. It was an ugly day as the VIX ended Monday with a gain of 16% at a price of 23.80. Markets were hammered as investor fears grow ahead of Federal Reserve...
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U.S. Equity Markets finished Friday lower led by the 1.92% fall in the NASDAQ 100 as the market corrects some of its overbought condition. This move lower saw the VIX end the week with a gain of 5% at a price of 20.60. Markets closed lower as the Dollar renewed its...
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U.S. Equity Markets finished the day, led by the small 0.26% gain in the NASDAQ 100 on a day that the VIX closed 2% lower at a price of 19.56. Markets closed higher helped by the Philadelphia Fed Index rising 18.5 points month over month, marking it the most positive...
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U.S. Equity Markets finished yesterday’s session lower, led by the 1.21% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Surprisingly, the VIX only closed with a gain of 1% at a price of 19.90. Markets fell as July headline Retail Sales remain largely stagnant. Target (TGT) continued the...
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