Opinion – Monday 14 March 2022

U.S. Equity Markets reversed earlier gains to end a volatile week in the ‘’Red’’ led by the NASDAQ 100 which closed lower by 2.13%. In the early morning, Reuters ran a report suggesting that Russian President Vladimir Putin said negotiations with Ukraine are seeing...

Opinion – Friday 11 March 2022

Following another volatile trading session that saw plenty of two-way price action, U.S. Equity Markets ended yesterday’s trading session lower, led by the 1.1% decline in the NASDAQ 100. The U.S. Bureau of Labour Statistics’ Consumer Price Index...

Opinion – Thursday 10 March 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished yesterday’s session higher, led by NASDAQ 100 which closed higher by an impressive 3.58%. The real action took place in Europe, where most Indexes closed higher by 7/8%. Yesterday, we saw prices of oil, gold, silver, and agricultural...

Opinion – Wednesday 9 March 2022

Following one of the most volatile trading sessions in over two years U.S. Equity Markets finished the day lower, led by the S&P ending yesterday with a loss of 0.72%. Yesterday, the third round of talks between Russian and Ukrainian officials made no progress on...

Opinion – Tuesday 8 March 2022

U.S. Equity Markets tumbled to start the week, suffering heavy losses across the board, led by the NASDAQ 100 which closed Monday with a loss of 3.75%. Envoys from Moscow and Kyiv met yesterday for the third time in the past couple of weeks. The two sides are...

Opinion – Monday 7 March 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Friday’s session in the red but well off their lows, led by the NASDAQ 100 closing the week with a loss of 1.41%. Anything can happen over the weekend when it comes to Russia. Thus, investors sold their long positions instead of holding on...

Opinion – Friday 4 March 2022

Following another volatile trading session, U.S. Equity Markets reversed earlier gains before selling off into the close, led by the NASDAQ 100 which ended with a loss of 1.46%. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she does not anticipate a major hit to the...

Opinion – Thursday 3 March 2022

U.S. Equity Markets reversed Monday’s sell-off closing higher, led by the S&P ending Tuesday with a gain of 1.86%. Speaking before the U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Powell said that he is in favor of raising rates by 25 basis points at the March...

Opinion – Wednesday 2 March 2022

U.S. Equity Markets got hit hard yesterday, led by the 1.76% decline in the Dow, helping Bond Markets to have their largest one-day rally in many months. Russia remained in the headlines, though there was not much new information that came out yesterday. There were...

Opinion – Tuesday 1 March 2022

Following a volatile start to the week, U.S. Equity Markets recovered most of their afternoon losses to end yesterday’s session mixed. Russian President Vladimir Putin placed his nuclear forces on higher alert, stoking concerns about the Ukraine conflict growing...

Opinion – Monday 28 – February 2022

Despite the escalation of the Russian invasion into Ukraine, U.S. Equity Markets surged on Friday led by the Dow closing higher by 2.51%. The big driver for this move was optimism over tensions cooling in Europe. Russia said that it is prepared to send a delegation to...

Opinion – Friday 25 February 2022

U.S. Equity Markets reversed earlier losses yesterday to close higher across the board. The NASDAQ 100 led the rally, closing with a gain of 3.44%. There were a lot of headlines to digest in this space. Ukraine’s government declared a state of emergency, while...

Opinion – Thursday 24 February 2022

U.S. Equity Markets got hit hard yesterday after America again spooked markets saying a Russian Invasion is imminent. The NDX led the declines, closing lower by 2.60%. Russia remained the focus of the media headlines. Yesterday morning, the White House joined allies...

Opinion – Wednesday 23 February 2022

Following an incredibly volatile trading which saw plenty of two-way price action U.S. Equity Markets finished yesterday’s trading session lower, led by Dow which fell 1.50%. There was a lot of news to digest from over the weekend on the conflict between Russia and...