Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Stock markets remain slightly in the red on Tuesday but activity should pick up with the return of Wall Street from the long bank holiday weekend.The focus this week remains on the central banks and...

The Nasdaq Composite is booming: why?The US heavy tech index, Nasdaq, has increased for the past eight consecutive weeks.The reason behind the recent gains is that investors are buying tech stocks...

Traders have been nervous and worried about the Chinese economy not picking up strength, and the recent data continued to play the drum that economic growth is slowing down. When China began to...

Investors paused for breath after an exhausting few days and ahead of a long weekend, with each of the main indices dipping slightly but finishing in positive territory for the week.Renewed impetus...

The upcoming week in the stock market is set to be bustling as Jay Powell is slated to deliver his testimony before both the House and Senate on Wednesday and Thursday. It’s unlikely that Powell...

Markets are pricing almost six more rate hikes from here, and while we doubt the Bank of England would endorse that, we don't think it will want to push back heavily either given the recent tendency...

Week Ahead June 19-23rdMON: US Juneteenth Market Holiday TUE: PBoC LPR Announcement, RBA Minutes, NBH Announcement, German PPI (May), US Building Permits (May) WED: BoC Minutes, BCB Announcement, CNB...

There are many factors to consider for choosing how to weigh stocks and bonds in an investment portfolio, and relative yield is on the shortlist. By that standard, the recent surge in the 10-Year...

The European Central Bank continues its hiking cycle and shows no sign of pausing any time soon.One month ahead of the first anniversary of what has become the ECB’s most aggressive tightening...

Imagine you are about to pause a hiking cycle, and in the run-up to the event, you have stock markets pushing higher and animal spirits running loose: what do you do?You still deliver the pause you...

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged in yesterday’s policy announcement, marking the first time the central bank has not lifted rates since the hiking cycle began in March 2022. But...

Wall Street finished mixed yesterdayOn Wednesday the S&P 500 finished almost flat with a small gain of 0.08% while the Nasdaq closed with a profit of 0.39%.The Dow Jones, however, finished the...

Markets ended the day flat after Fed's hawkish pause The pause will help Fed assess effects of previous hikes on the economy A couple of hikes remain on the table before the end of 2023 As expected,...

5 Main Fed Takeaways Fed leaves rates unchanged, dot plot shows +50bp this yr Powell says July is live meeting June pause is not a skip but continuation of moderation Rate cuts "couple years...