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Hopes of a ‘Santa Claus’ rally in equities, over the holiday season, hit the wall overnight. The DOW tumbled on very thin trade and little in the way of economic data releases. Markets are spooked by the re-emergence of inflation, in both Europe and the USA.
Read more →Friday last week took the shine off the ‘Santa Claus’ rally, as US Bond Yields spiked higher and US equities crashed. Markets are operating on skeleton crews with very low volume, over the holiday period of Christmas and New Year.
Read more →A very quiet trading period between Christmas and New Year, with skeleton crews operating across most markets. The ‘Santa Claus’ rally began just before the Christmas closure and may well continue into the New Year. There are little economic data releases and not much to spook markets.
Read more →Christmas week should welcome the ‘Santa’ rally, which usually drags through into the New Year on equity markets. The holiday week is pre-occupied and skeleton crews are in operation.
Read more →Has the ‘Santa Claus’ rally finally arrived on Wall Street, or is the surge on equity markets merely a partial recovery of markets following the post-Fed crash on Wednesday? US equities regained some lost ground, but US Bond Yields continued to rise, although the US Dollar was off its highs.
Read more →The Federal Reserve sent shivers through markets with their latest interest rate decision. The Fed decided to cut rates, but recognised the growing inflation problem, in the US economy.
Read more →Markets eagerly await the Fed’s rate decision, with equities rising in anticipation of a rate cut, although bond yields were on the rise in the US.
Read more →Markets keenly await the FOMC two-day meeting outcome and the rate decision. The expectation is for a further rate cut, but spikes in inflation may influence the Fed to leave rates, for more clarification. The announcement will be tonight, followed by the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan.
Read more →Markets are all about Central Banks, speculation and actual action from the Fed, Bank of England, Bank of Japan and the PBoC. The Federal Reserve is likely to cut but all the rest are likely to hold. Inflation has reared its ugly head again across the US and is creeping back into Europe.
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