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U.S. Indices closed the day mixed on Tuesday, as the tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 lagged and was weighed on by weakness in mega-cap names Nvidia, Microsoft, Broadcom, and Netflix, while the Russell 2000 pared Monday’s losses. Amid a lack of tier 1 data and Fed blackout...
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U.S. Indices were predominantly bid on Monday, with upside led by the NASDAQ thanks to gains in the heavyweight tech stocks, while the equal-weighted S&P (RSP) and Russell underperformed. Sectors were more mixed, with strong outperformance in communication and...
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U.S. Indices were choppy on Friday, with early upside faded amid mixed sectoral performance. Utilities, Consumer Discretionary and Real Estate outperformed, while Energy, Healthcare and Communication lagged. The focus on Friday was largely on commentary from Fed...
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U.S. Indices chopped to a cool PPI and mixed messages about Fed Chair Powell’s future. Equities finished the day green with outperformance in the Russell after the prior day’s underperformance, while Nasdaq lagged after Tuesday’s outperformance....
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U.S. Indices closed mixed as the focus of the day was largely on the June CPI report, which was mixed on the headline and core prints, initially sparking a dovish reaction. However, once the internals of the report were digested, like the 0.7% rise in core goods, it...
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U.S. Indices closed with slight gains on Monday, with the upside seen predominantly in the US session, paring weakness overnight in response to Trump’s 30% tariff letter to the EU and Mexico. Sectors were mixed, with Communication and Financial stocks...
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U.S. Indices closed in the red but well off the earlier lows, while T-notes were sold across the curve while the U.S. Dollar was strong. The focus continues to lie on Trump’s tariff letters, with the latest seeing a 35% tariff on Canada, while the EU letter is...
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U.S. Indices closed higher on Wednesday, tracking Europe higher throughout the morning. US indices peaked around the US open before paring into the European close, before pushing higher into the US close. Sectors were predominantly green with Utilities, Communication...
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U.S. Indices saw slight losses on Tuesday amid a lack of tier 1 US data or Fed speak, as President Trump’s tariff updates dominated the news – after sending out 14 trade letters on Monday, Tuesday he noted the tariffs will start to be paid on August 1st,...
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U.S. Indices finished Monday day in a sea of red (SPX -0.8%, NDX -0.8%, RUT -1.6%) amid the continued trade tensions with the US and its trading partners. As it stands, the trade uncertainty is to remain, with US President Trump to sign an EO to extend the July 9th...
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Both U.S. Indices and the Dollar saw gains on Thursday, while Treasuries and Gold sold off in the wake of the strong jobs report, which continues to push out the narrative of a need for a Fed rate cut, especially in July. Highlighting this, Refinitiv money market...
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U.S. Indices ultimately closed in the green, but pressure was seen in the European morning to bottom out after the woeful ADP report, which heavily missed expectations. Stocks started to stage a comeback around the opening bell, with upside in Apple (AAPL) supporting...
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U.S. Indices were mixed on Tuesday as the tech-heavy NDX led the losses, with Technology and Communication Services the only sectors in the red amid weakness in mega-cap names. Meanwhile, the Russell 2000 and Dow Jones both saw gains in excess of a percent with a...
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U.S. Indices pared from record highs seen during US trade on Friday as US President Trump terminated trade discussions with Canada over their Digital Services Tax on US tech. This announcement saw stocks trim earlier gains but still finished the Friday session in the...
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