MARKETS & ECONOMY | 30/10/2020 U.S. Stocks suffer biggest drop since March Equities suffered their worst weekly declines since March, as the resurgence in the coronavirus and election uncertainty weighed on sentiment. […]
MARKETS ARE IN A WAIT-AND-SEE MODE
MARKET ANALYSIS-23/10/2020 Markets are in wait-and-see mode. Investors are waiting to see a new stimulus plan in the US, the presidential election results, progress in finalizing Brexit and positive developments […]
INVESTOR SENTIMENT WEIGHS ON THE MARKETS
MARKET ANALYSIS-16/10/2020 The usual suspects returned to weigh on market sentiment. New Covid cases rose by 640,000 in Europe over the week and fresh restrictions were introduced in countries like […]
VISIBILITY FOR THE MARKETS
MARKET ANALYSIS-09/10/2020 Joe Biden has continued to widen his poll lead since the first TV debate and the news that Donald Trump had gone down with Covid. Online sites have […]
CLOUD WEIGHS ON MARKETS
MARKET ANALYSIS-02/10/2020 Over the period under review, uncertainty increased. In Europe, the epidemic spread in France, Spain and the UK, forcing authorities to enforce stricter social distancing measures. France and […]
MAINTAINING VISIBILITY IS THE TONE WITH CENTRAL BANKS
MARKET ANALYSIS Published-18/09/2020 The focus was on central banks. Central banks hold as, the Fed left its rates unchanged. It even said they would not move until inflation rose above […]
TECH STOCKS ROTATION
MARKET ANALYSIS-11/09/2020 Tech stocks sold off at the beginning of the week amid an incipient rotation into value. The Nasdaq plunged 11% in three trading sessions but remained 30% higher […]
THE FOCUS IS ON THE US
MARKET ANALYSIS-04/09/2020 US markets remained focused on the US where indices reacted to the Fed’s new inflation and employment objectives as well as developments in the tech sector. By targeting […]
US EQUITIES MOVE HIGHER
MARKET ANALYSIS-28/08/2020 US equities broke fresh records as new Coronavirus cases fell sharply and the overall sanitary situation improved. The contrast was strong with Europe where there was a surge […]
STOCKS HIT ALL-TIME HIGHS
MARKET ANALYSIS-21/08/2020 The week saw new highs for the S&P500 and the NASDAQ. Overall, US equities have now returned to pre-crisis levels and the NASDAQ is up 25% year to […]