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U.S. Indices closed notably in the red on Wednesday as they were hit by risk-off trade due to a combination of factors, namely Trump tariff developments and an FT article overnight that Chinese energy efficiency rules could hit Nvidia (NVDA) sales. As such, Technology...
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U.S. Indices closed mixed on Tuesday with outperformance in the NASDAQ 100 while Russell underperformed while both the S&P and Dow were roughly flat. Sectors were also mixed with outperformance in Communication, Consumer Discretionary and Energy, while Utilities,...
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U.S. Indices rallied on Monday on reports that US President Trump’s April 2nd tariffs may be more targeted, excluding sector-specific tariffs, while a strong S&P Global Services PMI also supported the risk tone. However, Trump did later state he will be...
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U.S. Indices choppy on Friday, hindered by the Quadruple Witching Expiration with stocks ultimately closing mixed with outperformance in the NASDAQ 100 as Mega cap stocks caught a bid in the final minutes of trade. T-notes steepened with bonds chopping to the volatile...
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U.S. Indices were firmer on Wednesday and rose to highs in wake of the latest FOMC rate decision, accompanying SEP’s and Chair Powell’s press conference, but closed off highs. Recapping, the Fed left rates unchanged at 4.25-4.5%, as expected, with dot...
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U.S. Indices resumed to the downside on Tuesday, with major Indices closing well in the red. Sectors were also predominantly lower, aside from Energy and Health Care, but the heavyweight indices saw the most downside with Communication, Consumer Discretionary and Tech...
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U.S. Indices ended higher on Tuesday following a session that saw plenty of two-way price action. The markets were ultimately boosted by a soft US CPI report quelling some recent US economic fears, although US growth concerns and tariff uncertainty continue to loom...
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U.S. Indices eventually closed lower on Tuesday with the exception of the Russell 2000 which closed positive, albeit well off the earlier highs and lows, in what was a headline-intensive day which drove choppy trade. On Trump tariffs, the President initially raised...
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U.S. Indices closed substantially lower on Monday led by the 3.8% fall in the NASDAQ 100 and 2.7% fall in both the S&P 500 and RUSSELL 2000. This move lower wiped out Friday’s late rally and hitting six-month lows on concerns over the US economy, present/incoming...
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U.S. Indices closed Friday in positive territory but the steep weekly decline remained amid US growth concerns and continued tariff uncertainty. Once again, Friday was a heavy headline day with a deluge of risk events, such as the US jobs report, a load of Fed...
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U.S. Indices closed higher on Wednesday following a choppy session that saw plenty of two-way price action, but ultimately stocks ended up in the green with T-notes sold across the curve while the Dollar plummeted as the Euro rallied. The focus of the session was on...
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U.S. Indices closed largely in the red as they saw a notable sell-off into the close amid a chunky market imbalance, in what was a very choppy day of trade. Initially, on Tuesday, there was a significant risk-off sentiment which saw US equity futures and the crude...
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U.S. Indices closed notably in the red Monday and sold off through the duration of the US afternoon, on the broader risk-off theme amid poor US data and President Trump noting tariffs will go ahead. On the former, and potentially heightening US growth concerns, Feb...
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U.S. Indices endured a choppy session but closed notably in the green, and at highs as they saw a notable bid into settlement amongst month-end, despite the initial sell-off seen post-US open. US January PCE was the scheduled data highlight, but turned out to be a...
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