Opinion – Thursday 6 March 2025

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...

Opinion – Wednesday 5 March 2025

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...

Opinion – Tuesday 4 March 2025

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...

Opinion – Monday 3 March 2025

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...

Opinion – Thursday 27 February 2025

U.S. Equity Markets ended Wednesday mixed, enduring a choppy day, although futures attempted a rebound from overnight trade following the House passing a budget blueprint endorsing US President Trump’s USD 4.5 trillion tax cuts. However, stocks sold off through...

Opinion – Wednesday 26 February 2025

U.S. Equity Markets closed off earlier lows seen at the cash open with DJI (+0.4%) turning positive while SPX (-0.5%), NDX (-1.2%) and RUSSELL (-0.4%) remained in the red. Behind the selloff, fears resumed around the consumer with the latest US Consumer Confidence...