Opinion – Friday 18 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets bounced around in a volatile fashion as investors continued to digest Wednesday’s Federal Reserve’s policy announcement, ending yesterday’s session mixed, with the NASDAQ 100 closing with a gain of 1.29%, while the Dow close lower for a...

Opinion – Thursday 17 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets were volatile as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement, ending the day lower, led by the Dow which fell 0.77%, as the VIX rose to close 7% higher at a price of 18.15. Markets were “on hold” for much of the...

Opinion – Wednesday 16 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets fell as investors digest inflation and Retail Sales data ending the day lower, led by the NASDAQ 100 which ended yesterday’s session with a loss of 0.69%. As a result, the VIX closed a further 4% higher at 17.02. Economic data releases weighed on...

Opinion – Tuesday 15 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets were mixed as investors look ahead to this week’s Federal Reserve announcement. A late rally cut the Dow’s loss to 0.26% while the NASDAQ 100 closed with a gain of 0.93%. Markets opened higher before drifting lower throughout the rest of the...

Opinion – Monday 14 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets closed higher to end the week as the VIX fell by a further 2.6%, following a low volatile trading session. The NASDAQ led the rally with a gain of 0.35%. The S&P 500 Index made another closing high. It also marked the third-straight week of...

Opinion – Friday 11 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets rose as strong jobs data overshadowed a spike in inflation, ending the day higher, led by the NASDAQ 100 which closed yesterday’s session with a gain of 1.05%. Yesterday, jobs and inflation data were the key focus. Jobless Claims fell, hitting the...

Opinion – Thursday 10 June 2021

U.S. Equity markets ended yesterday’s trading session soft ahead of this afternoon’s inflation data, with the Dow leading the decline with a loss of 0.44%. Markets were largely unchanged for most of the day. Inflation data are the focus for the rest of the week...

Opinion – Wednesday 9 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets were mixed for the second straight day, as volatility picked up with the VIX closing higher by 4%. Markets opened lower before recovering throughout the day. Republican Senators said that they will not put forward another infrastructure...

Opinion – Tuesday 8 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets bounced around on a relatively quiet day, ending the session mixed as the new week got off to a quiet start. Although, the NASDAQ closed 0.49% higher, the Dow closed yesterday’s session with a loss of 0.37%. Over the weekend, Treasury Secretary...

Opinion – Friday 4 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets were volatile yesterday as investors digest jobs data and Federal Reserve actions, ending the day lower, led by the NASDAQ 100 which closed with a loss of 1.07%. This move lower saw the VIX rise over 3%. The Federal Reserve and jobs data were the...

Opinion – Thursday 3 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets bounced around once again, before closing with slight gains on yet another low-volume trading session. Federal Reserve Board of Governors Member Lael Brainard said she expects employment progress in the coming months, but job gains remain a long...

Opinion – Wednesday 2 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets were volatile on the first day of a new month, trading in a wide range, which saw the VIX close higher by 7%. Markets bounced around to start the week. Federal Reserve speakers were a main focus yesterday. In an interview with the Financial Times,...

Opinion – Tuesday 1 June 2021

U.S. Equity Markets traded in a narrow range on Friday on what turned out to be the last trading day for May, finishing the day higher, led by Dow which closed with a small gain of 0.21%. There was an important economic data release, though. Personal consumption...

Opinion – Friday 28 May 2021

U.S. Equity Markets bounced on strong jobs data, finishing the day higher led by the Dow which closed higher by 0.41% while the NASDAQ 100 closed lower by 0.33%. Strong jobs data served as a tailwind for markets. Jobless Claims hit a new post-pandemic low for the...