Markets On Wall Street, the week started with a record closing for the S&P 500 despite the aftermath of Irma and extended to most major stock markets around the world. Despite another North Korean missile... Read MoreRead More
Markets US and Japan equities fell on tensions with North Korea and the new storm Irma expected to hit Florida. Financial shares tumbled on lower bond yields after dovish remarks by central bankers on both... Read MoreRead More
Markets At the beginning of last week US markets recovered some ground lost in mid-August, but then worries over a US government shutdown sapped the optimism and US markets closed marginally up on the week.... Read MoreRead More
Markets After the rally in traditional safe haven due to mounting tensions between the US and North Korea last week, stock markets went through another fidgety phase culminating after the virulent diatribes on the Charlottesville... Read MoreRead More
Markets After 9 consecutive record setting sessions, US stock markets went into reverse as the mounting tensions with North Korea induced investors to cut risk exposure. The US small company stocks in particular had their... Read MoreRead More
Markets Eight consecutive record daily closings lifted the Dow Jones above the 22,000 mark, in the wake of positive earning reports and strong macro data, especially on the US job market. The gains were notable... Read MoreRead More
Markets US stock markets started the week on a positive note with the Dow Jones touching a new record especially after the Fed signalled in its minutes a dovish stance on future rate hikes. However,... Read MoreRead More
Markets The US stock market had another positive week. The NASDAQ recorded the longest positive sequence of closings since 2015, touching a new all-time record. The Dow Jones also reached record highs, but by the... Read MoreRead More
Markets Wall Street celebrated with new records the subdued US inflation figures and the lacklustre retail and consumer sentiment data which reduce the likelihood of further tightening by the Fed. In fact futures markets on... Read MoreRead More
Markets Last week markets were rather calm, with Wall Street in summer mood and other key indices on the back foot. The Dow Jones has remained in the 21,000-21,500 range since May 24th and with the... Read MoreRead More
