Market Commentary: Friday 20th December
Equity jitters have continued, with Euro Stoxx falling 0.8% and Asian shares on their longest losing streak since April. S&P 500 futures are down 0.2% this...
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Market Commentary: Thursday 19th December
Just in case you don't know, the Nasdaq finished down 3.5%, the S&P -3%, and the Dow Jones -2.5%. Yields surged on the back of a hawkish FOMC, with the 10-year...
Market Commentary: Wednesday 18th December
It is all about the Fed today. They are widely expected to cut interest rates by another 25 basis points to 3.75%. The focus is on its outlook for next year,...
Market Commentary: Tuesday 17th December
GBP rallies this morning as 'cost-push' inflationary pressures emerge. UK wage growth surged 5.2% y/y in October, above September’s 4.3% and well ahead of...
Market Commentary: Monday 16th December
9 more sleeps until Christmas Day and 3 more major market events: namely, the Fed on Wednesday, and the BoJ and BoE on Thursday. Overnight, Asian shares have...
Market Commentary: Friday 13th December
GBPUSD is lower this morning at 1.2640, following news that the UK economy shrank by 0.1% in October, against a consensus expectation of a 0.1% gain. The mood...
Market Commentary: Thursday 12th December
Asian equities had a strong session overnight, with the Hang Seng rising 1.6% and the Nikkei gaining 1.21%. Markets are eagerly awaiting details from China’s...
Market Commentary: Wednesday 11th December
A busy overnight session: Asian stocks had a poor performance. Gold dropped from $2,695 to $2,675 in a heartbeat, with the GCG5 basis widening to $55 from...
Market Commentary: Tuesday 10th December
Overnight, the RBA left rates unchanged but opened the door to a cut. This led to a move lower in the currency, with its next meeting scheduled for 18 February.
Market Commentary: Monday 9th December
Over the weekend, geopolitical news dominated as the fall of El Assad in Syria and the political clashes in South Korea added to a "Risk Off" attitude....
Market Commentary: Friday 6th December
A mixed overnight session saw the Hang Seng rise +1.5%, while the Nikkei fell -0.8%, as everyone awaits the NFP numbers. The risks are skewed toward a weaker...
Market Commentary: Thursday 5th December
Bitcoin breaks the $100,000 barrier, the French government collapses as the Prime Minister loses the no-confidence vote, and European stocks rally—it will be...
