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U.S. Equity Markets were choppy to end the week, finishing Friday’s session lower, led by the NASDAQ 100 which finished with a loss of 0.51%. Jobs data was the big story of the day. The Bureau of Labour Statistics’ Non-Farm Payroll data for September showed...
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U.S. Equity Markets continued their rally on a debt ceiling deal, ending yesterday’s session higher, led by the Dow with a gain of 0.98%. Congress announced that it had reached a deal to suspend the debt ceiling until December, which would provide the government with...
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U.S. Equity Markets rallied strongly off their lows on reports of a debt ceiling deal, finishing the day higher, led by the NASDAQ 100’s gain of 0.63%. Markets opened sharply lower again. This was despite strong ADP employment data. The ADP employment data came in...
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U.S. Equity Markets rebounded from Monday’s sell-off, finishing yesterday’s session higher, led by the 1.40% gain in the NASDAQ 100. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Democrats do not need Republican help to suspend the debt-ceiling limit. He is...
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U.S. Equity Markets reversed most of Friday’s gains as Interest Rate fears took centre stage again, finishing the day lower, led by the NASDAQ 100 which closed lower by 2.16%. Markets fell as Interest Rates picked up again. Remember, this is the theme the bears are...
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U.S. Equity Markets surged on Friday, reversing earlier losses to close higher, led by the Dow’s 1.43% gain. Markets opened strong and remained higher throughout the day. The big news of the day was Merck’s COVID-19 treatment, which comes in pill form. This...
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U.S. Equity Markets fell as Jobless Claims picked up again, finishing yesterday’s session lower, led by the Dow’s fall of 1.59%. Markets opened higher before declining throughout the day. Jobless Claims rose again, coming in above estimates. This marks the third...
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U.S. Equity Markets tried to rebound from the losses earlier in the week, ending yesterday’s session mixed, as the Dow closed higher by 0.26% while the NASDAQ 100 fell 0.12%. Markets attempted to bounce back from the two declines so far this week. Interest rates...
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U.S. Equity Markets sold off sharply on interest rate fears, led by the NASDAQ 100 which ended yesterday’s session with a loss of 2.88%, resulting in the VIX surging, to close 24% higher at a price of 23.25. Interest rate fears were back, with the 10-year Treasury...
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U.S. Equity Markets were choppy to start the week, finishing yesterday’s trading session mixed, as the Dow closed higher by 0.21% while the NASDAQ 100 fell 0.81%. Markets declined to start the week. Congress is a big driver for markets this week, with planned votes on...
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U.S. Equity Markets bounced around to end the week, closing mixed after a quiet trading session, as the S&P closed higher by 0.15% while the NASDAQ Composite fell 0.02%. Markets were little changed throughout much of the day. Investors had a few headlines to...
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U.S. Equity Markets continued to rebound, finishing yesterday’s session higher, led by the Dow closing with a gain of 1.48%, on a day the VIX closed 11% lower at a price of 18.59. Markets opened sharply higher after Wednesday’s Federal Reserve announcement. Remember,...
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U.S. Equity Markets surged on the day of the Fed’s policy announcement, finishing the day higher, led by the Dow which closed with a gain of 1%. This move higher saw the VIX close 14% lower at a price of 20.87. Markets opened sharply higher before the Federal...
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U.S. Equity Markets tried to rebound from Monday’s sharp sell-off but sold off towards the end of the day, ending yesterday’s session mixed, as the Dow closed 0.15% lower, while the NASDAQ 100 closed with a small 0.10% gain. Markets opened sharply higher before...
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