Today's Editorial
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
This time it's for real
Investors are hoping for a finish above 5,000 points for the S&P 500 today, after the publication of revised inflation data, which they believe strengthens the case for early rate cuts.
February 09, 2024 at 09:13 am EST
Beyond 5,000
Earnings season is running at full steam, with big names releasing their results today, including Philip Morris, ConocoPhillips and S&P Global. Futures on Wall Street are muted after a strong session...
February 08, 2024 at 09:25 am EST
Fed officials fail to convince investors, who are focused on earnings
While investors await more convincing cues from Fed officials on the timing of rate cuts, corporate earnings are taking center-stage.
February 07, 2024 at 09:48 am EST
That's good enough for investors
Strong earnings, artificial intelligence, the resilience of the US economy and hopes of rate cuts are fueling growth on Wall Street. However, the market is taking a breather to reassess the timing of...
February 06, 2024 at 09:09 am EST
Powell, the paper tiger
Jerome Powell’s interview on Sunday, and last week’s much better than expected job numbers are forcing investors are forced to rethink their expectations of rate cuts, sending futures down and...
February 05, 2024 at 09:45 am EST
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