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Markets opened the week on an optimistic basis, with US and European bond yields drifting lower, as did oil prices. Despite the kinetic activity escalating in the Middle East, there are prospects of negotiations, as a meeting between the US and Iran may occur, at the UN General Assembly this week.
Read more →Markets closed out a very stressful week, with Dow losses the highest since March and the Fed raising rates for the first time in three years. The Middle East crisis is ‘morphing’, while oil spiked above US$106/barrel, but settled just below $100/barrel, at the close of trade Friday.
Read more →The Federal Reserve raised interest rates, by 25 basis points, as expected. This was in an effort to stem surging inflation, driven by the global energy crisis, with more rises to come. This was welcomed by markets, with bond yields easing, from record highs, while equities turned positive.
Read more →The Federal Reserve raised rates overnight, by 25 basis points, as signalled with more likely to come. The inflation wave, sweeping economies, was too hard to resist. Chairman Warsh acted in line with market expectations, and markets reacted accordingly.
Read more →Oil prices surged above US$106/barrel overnight, following the ‘shuttering’ of the Saudi pipeline, used to circumvent the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. This has come about, due to the military attacks on Yemen and Saudi Arabia from the Houthi’s, as tensions escalate in the Middle East.
Read more →Middle East tensions remain very high, as does the price of oil, which continues to trade above US$100/barrel. The war in the Middle East appears to be spreading, engulfing Saudi Arabia and Yemen. This does nothing to ease the energy crisis and fears over the impact on global inflation.
Read more →An extremely tough week on markets, ended on a slightly positive note, at least for US equities. Oil Prices eased slightly on Friday trade, which allowed a recovery rally, in US equities, after a lot of blood-shedding was suffered during the shortened trading week.
Read more →Bond markets moved into dangerous territory, with European bond yields reaching 2008, GFC highs. US bond yields also spiked to multi-year highs, warning bells ringing louder every single day. Equity markets are listening, adding further losses to those being suffered, all week.
Read more →US equities tumbled for the second consecutive day, as bond yields spike higher, along with oil prices. Oil surged past US$95/barrel overnight, markedly impacting inflation and surging bond yields, in both Europe and the USA.
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