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A rate cut is finally in sight

The last week of May 2024 has been a bearish one for equities, for gold and for oil. It saw many assets fall, with the notable exception of bonds, which worked in reverse (their yields fell, so they rose). But there are signs of hope.

June 03, 2024 at 09:45 am EDT

Disaster averted

In April, the equity markets put an end to five consecutive months of rebound to catch their breath. May saw a return to the green for the main stock market indices, barring an uncontrolled slide in the last session of the month. However, doubts about the trajectory of rates returned to the forefront in recent days. Will today’s inflation data allay fears?

May 31, 2024 at 08:58 am EDT

The first rate cut

The ECB has cut rates for the first time since 2019, from 4% to 3.75%. This is the first rate cut among the world's largest economic blocs and investors are happy, although they want to know more about the bank’s future monetary policy.

June 06, 2024 at 09:14 am EDT

ANALYSTS RECOMMENDATIONS : Best Buy, Dell Technologies, Moderna, AMD, National Grid...

Every morning, find a selection of analysts' recommendations covering North America and the UK. The list only includes companies that have been the subject of a change of opinion or price target, or of a new coverage. It may be updated during the session. This information can be used to shed light on movements in certain stocks or on market sentiment towards a company.

June 03, 2024 at 05:53 am EDT

ANALYST RECOMMENDATIONS : Kinder Morgan, Marathon Petroleum, Autodesk, Cloudflare, Okta...

Every morning, find a selection of analysts' recommendations covering North America and the UK. The list only includes companies that have been the subject of a change of opinion or price target, or of a new coverage. It may be updated during the session. This information can be used to shed light on movements in certain stocks or on market sentiment towards a company.

June 04, 2024 at 05:24 am EDT

5 high-potential US smallcaps

The growth stocks presented in this paper offer significant potential for sales and earnings growth. What's more, their financial health is optimal and their business model is solid. We discover Alamo, Myr, Simpson Manufacturing, Napco and Badger Meter.

June 05, 2024 at 10:54 am EDT

ANALYST RECOMMENDATIONS : Humana, Netapp, Dell, Qualcomm, Paypal...

Every morning, find a selection of analysts' recommendations covering North America and the UK. The list only includes companies that have been the subject of a change of opinion or price target, or of a new coverage. It may be updated during the session. This information can be used to shed light on movements in certain stocks or on market sentiment towards a company.

May 31, 2024 at 05:30 am EDT

Just when you think you've got it all figured out...

It's often said that bad economic news is good news for equity markets, but that didn't work out so well yesterday. Bad news remained bad news. But perhaps the equity markets are also confused by being bombarded with contradictory data.

June 04, 2024 at 09:15 am EDT