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Markets closed out for Christmas, with equity markets trading around record highs, as does Gold and Silver. New Zealand markets were closed for Boxing Day, although international holiday trade, was thin.
Read more →The gains on share markets continue over the Christmas period, leading to hopes of another ‘Santa Claus Rally’. US Q3 GDP was much stronger than expected, surging to 4.3% growth, half a percent higher than Q2.
Read more →US equity markets jumped into Xmas week, perhaps indicating a strong end to the year and a ‘Santa Claus rally’. UK GDP growth numbers were extremely weak, but in line with expectations, calming economic concerns. The US Dollar eased, with the EUR jumping back to 1.1750, while the GBP zoomed up to 1.
Read more →European and US equities closed another tumultuous week out on a high, with AI shares rebounding the tech sector. US inflation data was significantly lower than expected, which was a boon to markets and a prerequisite for further Federal Reserve rate cuts in the New Year.
Read more →A plethora of Central Bank rate decisions, from Europe, allowed for some optimism from equity and bond markets. The ECB, Norge’s and Riksbank all decided to leave rates unchanged, while the Bank of England took the opportunity to cut rates 25 basis points, to 3.75%.
Read more →US markets digest the weaker than expected US labour market data and assess this is as not good news. Equities are heading south, as is risk appetite, while the word is that the Trump administration is looking to tighten up rules on share markets and the participants.
Read more →Global equity markets continue to lose risk appetite, suffering a decline in AI investment, as worries over a bubble remain. US Non-Farm Payroll numbers were bleak. The Government shut-down prevented the release of the important data, but the statistics finally caught up.
Read more →A heavy week of economic data releases promises a lot of action across markets. Non-Farm Payrolls will be finally released, following delays due to the extended Government shutdown, along with the US CPI inflation number.
Read more →US equity markets corrected Friday, coming off record highs, following the Fed’s decision to cut rates. The run stemmed from the continued swap out of the tech heavy NASDAQ, as AI questions remain unanswered.
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