Global Market Insights

Lots of data came out last week that sent mixed feelings to investors. While US employment data pointed to a slowdown in hiring...

From another bank losing billions in deposits to seeing AI winners and losers, a lot has happened this week...

Investors are starting to believe the Fed now. Markets are accepting the fact that the Fed is focusing on inflation first, and avoiding a recession second...

A rally in equity markets early last week stalled when it emerged that the Fed expects the banking crisis to lead to a recession in the US later this year...

Equity markets kicked off this week on a continued winning streak as investors assessed the implications of the trade data which was released last week...

Equity markets rebounded last week as fears of a financial crisis subsided. US Energy and Materials stocks once again tracked the oil price higher, and Financials continued to recover from oversold levels. The lagging sectors were Healthcare, Tech and Telecoms which had outperformed over the previous two weeks.

Markets went through a lot last week. From historic banking takeovers, and wild swings in the treasury bond market...

Equity markets had another rocky week in the wake of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. While US Bank stocks were among the worst off...

he US equity market was mostly flat for the week after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said interest rates are likely to be higher than previously anticipated...

Equity markets remained on the back foot as bond yields continued to climb - the US 2-year Treasury Yield is now at its highest levels since 2007, and hopes for a Fed pivot have evaporated...

Rising bond yields finally caught up with equity markets last week. On Tuesday the S&P 500 had its worst day this year, falling 2%. Most sectors traded lower, but..

It was another choppy week for markets, but most sectors still finished the week in the green. Investors chose to shrug off higher-than-expected...