Today's Editorial
What’s happening to the US economy?
Wall Street suffered a minor setback yesterday, after four months of gains. Recent data seems to be hinting at a cooling US economy and tech stocks finally faltered. Is the bullish phase going to...
March 06, 2024 at 09:50 am EST
Tesla, Apple and China’s delusions
Beijing's new objectives don't seem to be thrilling many people this morning. It was supposed to be a big day for China, with a new path, new measures, and economic targets, but it ended being a...
March 05, 2024 at 10:02 am EST
China, Powell and the ECB are the focus of investors this week
The rush towards artificial intelligence stocks continues unabated. It's reminiscent of the Internet craze of 25 years ago, but with profitable companies – so, investors have fewer qualms about...
March 04, 2024 at 09:15 am EST
March has big shoes to fill
Tech stocks and Japan are rising, China struggles, the Fed is waiting for more data… It still feels like 2023! On a more serious note, things are going well for equities at start of 2024, thanks in...
March 01, 2024 at 08:13 am EST
Just as expected
That was the data everybody was waiting for, since it has a major impact on future monetary policy in the United States. Investors have recently given the impression that they don't really care about...
February 29, 2024 at 09:15 am EST
The calm after the storm
When a rally ends, it is often followed by a few quiet sessions. Yesterday, global indices remained within a small range, resulting in a few shades of red and green, but without excess. Investors are...
February 28, 2024 at 09:42 am EST
What could go wrong?
The atmosphere is calm on markets as investors take a wait-and-see attitude before key data later this week. Wall Street landed yesterday after a long bull run. The main indices were only slightly...
February 27, 2024 at 09:37 am EST
How long will this bullish phase last?
Things could have gone either way last week. Nvidia’s earnings report, if disappointing - could have ended investors’ fever on anything related to AI – the driving force behind markets at the...
February 26, 2024 at 09:25 am EST
Nvidia and the moon
Yesterday’s session was quite something: Investors reacted to Nvidia’s stratospheric results with glee and indices shattered a few records. Today’s session is likely to be quieter.
February 23, 2024 at 09:34 am EST
Phew! The party continues!
The release of better-than-expected results by the new darling of US tech has boosted investor fever for all things artificial intelligence.
February 22, 2024 at 09:24 am EST
The fate of the market depends on this
Investors are trading carefully ahead of chip designer Nvidia's eagerly awaited earnings report that could either stop or further boost this year's AI-led rally. The Fed is also due to release...
February 21, 2024 at 09:11 am EST
China move leaves markets unfazed
Wall Street returns and remains subdued after a long bank holiday weekend. Earlier today, the People's Bank of China unveiled a record cut in its five-year prime lending rate, in a bid to boost the...
February 20, 2024 at 09:31 am EST
Forget about rate cuts...
Investors were cautiously optimistic ahead of the producer price report for January, with Futures on the Nasdaq 100 up 0.4% this morning. But indices quickly fell after the PPI was posted at 8:30 am...
February 16, 2024 at 09:19 am EST
Let's move forward
US shares recovered from their slump induced by stronger than expected inflation data in January. Large caps are driving gains, with artificial intelligence luring investors like moths to a flame....
February 15, 2024 at 09:36 am EST
The market faces a choice
There’s a saying in finance - Don't fight the Fed – and it's there for a reason! Investors were hoping for six rate cuts this year, starting as soon as March, despite all the Fed officials...
February 14, 2024 at 09:31 am EST
Wait... Not so fast!
Inflation returns to the forefront with today’s release of US CPI figures for January, which were higher than expected and reawakened speculation on the date of the first Fed rate cut.
February 13, 2024 at 09:03 am EST
A key week for refining rate cuts expectations
Monday starts on a quiet note after last week’s record-breaking week on Wall Street. The S&P 500 passed the 5,000 points milestone for the first time on Friday, while the Nasdaq briefly traded above...
February 12, 2024 at 09:32 am EST
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