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Markets remained steady overnight following the Federal Reserve’s decision to leave interest rates unchanged, as widely expected. Markets have been relatively calm throughout the week as investors awaited key central bank decisions, with attention also turning to the upcoming US midterm elections.
Read more →US markets were building in confidence, as equities rallied further and bond yields continued to ease. Oil prices had eased in the last few weeks, until the most recent spike, allowing for a rise in consumer confidence.
Read more →Markets opened the week on a positive note, with equity markets in the black, while European and US bond yields tumbled. This was all despite oil prices remaining well above US$100/barrel and the AI/Tech sector threat unchanged.
Read more →US shares tanked, to close out yet another extremely volatile week, on both equity and bond markets. Tension is building in the Middle East, over fears that the US may be about to launch another massive attack on Iran.
Read more →Tensions in the Middle East were on the rise again, as the US State Department issued ‘red-alert’ warnings to citizens across the region, as a possible preparations are made for further strikes on Iran. Oil prices surged, once again, towards US$100/barrel.
Read more →Oil prices tumbled overnight, plunging to US$96/barrel, after surging to above US$110/barrel! This was enough to light up US equity and bond markets, although Europe did not follow suit. French 10-year bond yields spiked above the key psychological 5% level, as chaos ensues.
Read more →Markets found some relief overnight, with US equities shrugging off all the negatives and rallying strongly. Oil prices had earlier shocked markets, surging above US$110/barrel, only to retreat back to US$104/barrel, later in the trading day.
Read more →US AI and Tech stocks stabilised when the trading week opened overnight. AI and Chip stocks have been under extreme pressure, from the servicing costs derived from interest rate rises and the overall enormous investment levels of AI.
Read more →Markets closed on a negative note Friday, troubled by surging oil prices and AI/Tech concerns. Oil prices spiked above US$100/barrel, once again, compounding the energy crisis. This translates directly into inflation and interest rates.
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