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June 21, 2023

Nasdaq shows relative strength

Nasdaq has been a strong performer lately and continues to show relative strength as indices retrace after a strong performance over the last weeks. Equity markets have been trading lower sin...

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June 20, 2023

China rate cut not substantial enough

China cut key lending rates for the first time in 10 months on Tuesday. However, the easing measures were not as substantial as anticipated. Worries around the property market and the overall...

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June 19, 2023

July Fed rate hike expectations jump to 74%

The Fed is prepared to tighten the lending conditions further to bring inflation down. This has pushed the expectations of a 25 bp hike in July to 74 and brought in some USD buying. However, ...

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June 16, 2023

The bulls are back in the Wall St.

Yesterday was a strongly bullish day. The S&P 500 index rallied by 1.2% and Nasdaq rose by 1.1%, while Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped higher by 1.3%. The DJIA close at its highest since ...

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June 15, 2023

Fed halts but hints at two more hikes

Stock markets sold off after the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain steady rates after implementing 10 consecutive rate hikes since March 2022. DJ, S&P 500, DAX and FTSE are correcting lo...

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June 14, 2023

The lowest inflation reading in 2 years

Major US equity indices moved to new YTD highs as the latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showed the headline inflation cooling to 4%. This was the lowest reading in over two years. The de...

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June 13, 2023

Low CPI expectations boost the stocks

US equities opened the week on a positive note after S&P 500 had rallied over four consecutive weeks. Investors are bullish as the analyst consensus expects the US annual CPI to drop to 4.1% ...

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June 12, 2023

Fed not expected to hike

US equities gained slightly on Friday as the lack of major macroeconomic data releases the volatility at bay. This lack of market movement was prevalent throughout the markets we track on a d...

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June 9, 2023

Gold rallies on lower yields

Gold (1.31%) rallied nicely as treasury yields declined, with the 10-year yield falling to 3.714%. The decline in yields comes as investors buy government bonds, possibly driven by the expect...

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June 8, 2023

Fed rate hike expectations increase

Equity markets got spooked by the two recent rate hikes from the RBA and the BOC. Bonds sold off sending the yield-sensitive Nasdaq lower. Investors are starting to think the Fed might hike n...

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June 7, 2023

Regional banks recover

Major US indices gained modestly yesterday with S&P 500 (0.33%) and Nasdaq Composite (0.36%) reaching fresh closing highs for the year. Financial stocks led the market, with regional banks re...

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June 6, 2023

RBA hikes as wages rise

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) surprised the markets with a 25 basis points hike. The central bank acknowledges that while inflation has peaked, it still remains at elevated levels. The ...

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June 2, 2023

NFP +339K beats analyst consensus prediction

Today's NFP report (+339K) delivered excellent news, surpassing analysts' expectations and signalling strong growth in the labour market. Contrary to predictions of 193K new jobs created in M...

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June 2, 2023

Strong jobs market but slowing wage growth

Based on the recent employment-related data it seems likely that today’s NFP number comes in higher than the consensus expectation of 193K jobs. At the same time, ADP reports slowing wage gro...

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June 1, 2023

Stocks lower on rate hike concerns

Stocks traded lower yesterday as concerns about the economy and potential Fed rate hikes weighed on investor sentiment. Nasdaq, Dow, FTSE and DAX all traded lower. The increase in job opening...

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May 31, 2023

China’s recovery is losing steam

China's manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) fell to a five-month low of 48.8, pressuring commodities and commodity currencies in the Asian session today. Yesterday the US equity ma...

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May 30, 2023

Biden, McCarthy need bipartisan support

Investor sentiment in the US has been positive when it comes to AI stocks. There’s also some optimism over a potential debt ceiling agreement, which could lead to the suspension of the debt l...

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May 29, 2023

Strong investor interest in AI-related stocks

The US equities gained on Friday as investors kept on pouring money into the big tech names with the hope of those stocks gaining on AI-frenzy. The DJIA (Dow Jones Industrial Average) increas...

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