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Markets rallied Friday, to close out the best week on US equity markets, for the year. A very quiet trading day Friday, as many in the US have a long Thanksgiving weekend and shop on ‘Black Friday’. The market confidence has gone through the roof since the US Presidential election. This coming...
Read more →US markets were closed for the Thanksgiving Holiday and will remain quiet for a long weekend, with Black Friday following. European markets posted gains on equity markets following slightly better than expected German inflation data. The German CPI was expected to jump to an annualised 2.3%, but...
Read more →The US GDP growth data was in line with expectations, coming in at 28%, while the PCE inflation indicator jumped higher. The GDP number is enhanced by massive fiscal spending, deficit and debt, which is likely to change in the next few months. The preferred inflation indicator of the Federal...
Read more →European and Asian markets were shaken by the announcement from Trump that he would impose tariff increases on China, Mexico and Canada on day one. The Europeans will also be in line for big tariff increases and markets are starting to build this in. The currencies are feeling the impact, with...
Read more →Trump has nominated hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to be Treasury Secretary, and markets embraced the idea, with US Bond Yields tumbling and the DOW hitting new record highs. A market man in place of the failed academic bureaucrats is a welcome step forward, while Bessent has endorsed Trumps...
Read more →US Markets rallied Friday, to close out a strong week of gains, as the Trump rally continues. Certainty breeds confidence in markets and the prospects of a Trump administration, following the disastrous Biden regime, is compelling. The promise of a complete overhaul in Government spending under...
Read more →US equity markets continue to operate at near record levels, following a big surge in confidence, once the US election was in the rear-view mirror. Certainty breeds confidence, although policies have been telegraphed, they still need delivery. Economic data out of Europe and the US remains weak...
Read more →The ECB released their Financial Stability Report, warning that economic growth was now a greater threat to the EU, than inflation. This combined with rising Geo-Political tensions in the Ukraine was enough to dampen enthusiasm on equity markets. The EUR also dipped back to trade 1.0500, while...
Read more →European markets came under some pressure, as Geo-Political tensions rise, over the use of US long-range missiles in the Ukraine conflict. Russia has warned using US and European long-range missiles into Russia, is a red line, and has lowered their nuclear threshold for use. The escalation by the...
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