Opinion – Wednesday 23 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Tuesday led by the 1.48% rally in the NASDAQ 100. Markets finished higher – reversing Monday’s losses as investors received a slight boost from positive retail earnings on this holiday-shortened trading week. Momentum continues to build...

Opinion – Tuesday 22 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Monday lower led by the 1.06% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Despite the lower closes, the VIX also closed lower by over 2%. Markets had a quiet start to a holiday-shortened trading week. A surge in COVID-19 cases in China quelled burgeoning...

Opinion – Monday 21 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Friday higher after a quiet end to the week, led by the 0.59% gain in the Dow. Markets finished higher following a late rally, albeit it was an uneventful Friday. No major economic highlights were reported. Fedspeak was rather calm as well...

Opinion – Friday 18 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Thursday lower led by the 0.31% fall in the S&P 500 after a volatile session. Markets finished lower as hawkish “Fedspeak” dominated headlines Thursday. St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard said interest rates...

Opinion – Thursday 17 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Wednesday lower, led by the 1.45% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Markets finished lower, as investor focus shifted from the cooler-than-expected inflation print to retail giant Target’s (TGT) earnings miss. The company also forecasts a...

Opinion – Friday 11- November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets surged yesterday, led by the incredible 7.49% gain in the NASDAQ 100. This across the board rally saw the VIX close lower by 10% at a price of 23.53. Markets ended the session higher after October headline and core Consumer Price Index...

Opinion – Thursday 10 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished lower Wednesday led by the 2.37% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Markets ended lower following several factors in yesterday’s trading session. Some weakness in equities is attributable to the underperformance from Republicans in the U.S. midterm...

Opinion – Wednesday 9 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Tuesday higher, led by the 1.02% gain in the Dow. U.S. Mid-Term elections were the main focus of the day. Investors are anticipating the real possibility of a split Congress, which could spur a rally for stocks as further government...

Opinion – Tuesday 8 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Monday higher led again by the 1.31% gain in the Dow. Markets ended higher following a rather quiet day, with investors awaiting Tuesday’s Mid Term elections. Despite uncertainty around any impacts that politics may have on the...

Opinion – Monday 7 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Friday higher after another volatile trading session. The NASDAQ 100 led the gains, closing higher by 1.56%. Markets ended higher following an eventful day of trading. October payroll data and the Bureau of Labour Statistics’...

Opinion – Friday 4 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Thursday lower led by the 2% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Markets ended the day lower in their continued reaction to the Federal Reserve’s fourth-consecutive rate hike of 75 basis points. Investors worry about Fed Chairman Jerome...

Opinion – Thursday 3 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Wednesday lower led by the hefty 3.39% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Markets ended the day lower as investors reacted to the Federal Reserve’s fourth-consecutive rate hike of 75 basis points. The Fed struck a dovish tone with its...

Opinion – Wednesday 2 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Tuesday led again by the 1.02% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Interestingly, the VIX also fell, closing lower by 0.50%. Markets ended the day mostly lower. Investors reacted to the resilient Job Openings data that increased concern that the...

Opinion – Tuesday 1 November 2022

U.S. Equity Markets finished Monday lower, led by the 1.22% fall in the NASDAQ 100. Markets ended the day lower but still positive for October. Overall, it was a fairly quiet day of trading. A busy week awaits with economic data, the Federal Reserve’s policy...