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There were three key main events on Wednesday. US CPI was cooler than expected, US/China agreed on a deal, while Middle East concerns escalated. The US CPI came in softer than analyst expectations in May, despite the imposition of tariffs in April, showing that...
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U.S. Indices closed at session highs on Tuesday (SPX +0.6%, NDX +0.5%, RUT +0.6%) as comments from US Commerce Secretary Lutnick offer optimism over the US-China trade talks. While US-China trade talks have yet to conclude, session highs in stocks were seen on...
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U.S. Indices ultimately saw minor gains on Monday, but the Russell clearly outperformed. Sectors were predominantly green with outperformance in Consumer Discretionary, Materials and Energy, while Utilities, Financials and Consumer Staples lagged. The main...
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U.S. Indices closed positive on Friday, while Treasuries sold off in the wake of the US jobs report. Overall, it was solid as the headline topped expectations, and the Unemployment Rate remained at 4.2%, as expected, albeit with a revision lower to the headline NFP...
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U.S. Indices were choppy throughout the day but ultimately finished Wednesday’s session flat-to-slightly-higher, with outperformance in the NASDAQ, thanks to a solid showing in the Communication Sector, with strong gains in Meta (META), while Google (GOOGL) pared some...
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U.S. Indices closed higher on Tuesday after again reversing overnight weakness on trade worries, and once US trade was underway. Upside extended in the wake of the rise in April JOLTS ahead of the May NFP due Friday, which also saw bonds pare earlier gains. Sectors...
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U.S. Indices closed ultimately closed Monday’s session in the green with the NASDAQ leading the gains as outperformance in the Tech sector kept Indices bid once cash equity trade was underway. The majority of sectors were green, but there was clear outperformance in...
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U.S. Indices closed lower (SPX -0.6%, NDX -0.5%, DJI, -0.6%, RUT -1.1%) but still remained well in the green for the week thus far, with focus on NVIDIA (NVDA) AMC. Note, NVIDIA beat on profit and revenue, despite incurring a USD 4.5 billion charge in Q1; Q2 revenue...
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U.S Indices rallied on Tuesday on the return from the long weekend with markets reacting to US President Trump delaying his 50% tariff threat to the EU to 9th July from 1st June, allowing more time for negotiations. The market also caught a bid on the sharp rebound in...
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U.S Indices closed lower on Friday but well off earlier lows, which were induced after US President Trump touted a 50% straight tariff on the EU. On top of this, and weighing on stocks, was US President Trump suggesting at least 25% tariffs on Apple if it does not...
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It was a “sell US” day on Wednesday with equities posting notable losses while Treasuries were sold across the curve, particularly in the long end to see the curve steepen. Amid a lack of data this week (aside from Flash PMIs on Thursday) the US focus has...
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U.S. Indices were choppy but ultimately closed in the red on Tuesday, with the majority of sectors lower while defensives outperformed. With a lack of US data yesterday, the focus was on US President Trump’s tax bill talks. The President attempted to get...
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