Market Commentary: Monday 2nd September
Welcome to September! The summer volatility is finally over. In the week ahead, we can concentrate on economic data rather than earnings data. However, today...
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Market Commentary: Friday 30th August
Global equity markets are headed for a fourth month of gains, largely driven by hopes of a soft landing for the U.S. economy and interest rate easing. Asian...
Market Commentary: Thursday 29th August
Overnight, futures contracts for the EuroStoxx 50 and Nasdaq fell 0.2% and 0.5%, respectively, as the wind has been taken out of the global AI rally's sails....
Market Commentary: Wednesday 28th August
Asian equity markets fell again overnight despite two multibillion-dollar buyback announcements from Chinese companies. JD.com approved a share buyback of up...
Market Commentary: Tuesday 27th August
It was a quiet day in European markets yesterday due to the UK bank holiday. The Stoxx 600 index was almost flat, and France’s CAC 40 made slight gains, while...
Market Commentary: Friday 23rd August
The yen rose as much as 0.7% against the dollar overnight in response to Ueda addressing lawmakers and explaining that the BoJ's stance on raising interest...
Market Commentary: Thursday 22nd August
Equities in Asia, as well as US and European equity futures, had a "wobbly" Asian session following a US session where equities posted modest gains. The move...
Market Commentary: Wednesday 21st August
Chinese stocks in Hong Kong fell up to 2%, contributing to an overall Asian equity slump overnight. This was led by a decline in tech stocks. Japanese equities...
Market Commentary: Tuesday 20th August
Yesterday saw a buoyant session in the US, fueled by bets that the Fed will soon start cutting rates—the S&P 500 climbed for an eighth straight day. This...
Market Commentary: Monday 19th August
Asian stocks have performed well in this morning’s session, led by a rally in Hong Kong tech shares. Futures in European and US equities also rose, and the yen...
Market Commentary: Friday 16th August
In Japan stocks are heading for their biggest weekly gain since April 2020, after the 'manic Monday' we saw last week. The S&P also extended a 6 day rally to...
Market Commentary: Thursday 15th August
A good night for equities, despite China’s economy failing to expand and unemployment rising for the first time since February. The numbers also showed that...
