Today's Editorial
Powell did it again
Jerome Powell managed to reassure investors yesterday. He did acknowledge a lack of progress lately in the Fed’s efforts to tame inflation, but reiterated that interest rates are still likely to be...
May 02, 2024 at 08:57 am EDT
A flurry of corporate results ahead of the Fed's rate decision
This week is one of the busiest this year for corporate results. After Microsoft, Alphabet, Tesla and Apple, it’s Amazon’s turn to present its earnings after the bell today. Investors will be...
April 30, 2024 at 09:27 am EDT
Big tech saves the day, again
Investors bet on the right horse last week. The Magnificent Seven came to the market’s rescue, despite fears about the trajectory of the economy and rates, and talks about stagflation in the US....
April 29, 2024 at 09:11 am EDT
Well, it isn't as bad as feared...
Yesterday’s lower-than-expected US GDP reading showed that the price component rose more than expected. Investors were eagerly awaiting today’s March inflation reading to get more clue about the...
April 26, 2024 at 09:16 am EDT
The specter of stagflation rears its ugly head again
Earnings season is picking up pace, and the market is becoming increasingly unpredictable in how it reacts to new earnings reports. Good results aren’t enough to go up, bad ones aren’t necessarily...
April 25, 2024 at 09:21 am EDT
The return of bad news is good news
Investors saw yesterday’s weak economic data as a sign that all hope isn’t lost when it comes to rate cuts this year. This led indices to remain in the green for a second consecutive day. Strong...
April 24, 2024 at 09:28 am EDT
Corporate results bound the become the next catalyst for markets
The main global indices have been bouncing back since Monday after a very difficult week. The arrival of a slew of results from very large companies could act as a further catalyst for equity markets,...
April 23, 2024 at 09:33 am EDT
A little reprieve before the corporate earnings rush
Escalating tensions in the Middle East, doubts over the trajectory of Fed interest rates and the sharp decline in US technology stocks, particularly in the semiconductor sector, have rattled markets...
April 22, 2024 at 08:07 am EDT
It was better before...
Escalating tensions between Israel and Iran are unsettling investors, sending global indices down. The favorable stock market environment seen at the beginning of the year is slowly waning.
April 19, 2024 at 08:29 am EDT
Tech strength lifts Wall Street
Lately, when things go wrong on the inflation side, tech is there to save the day. This is still true today, after strong results from semiconductor giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing lifted...
April 18, 2024 at 09:50 am EDT
The market is pinning its hopes on earnings reports
Equity markets remain subdued as hopes of a near-term rate cut in the US fade. Will corporate results act as a new catalyst? Perhaps, since UnitedHealth and Morgan Stanley’s results helped Wall...
April 17, 2024 at 09:20 am EDT
Market sentiment sours
Stock markets seem to have entered a more complex phase, which is eroding investor confidence at the start of the first quarter earnings season. The so-called 'goldilocks' scenario, where everything...
April 16, 2024 at 09:14 am EDT
Market outlook is uncertain, but optimism prevails
Investors are struggling to form a clear view on whether or not the upturn in US inflation is here to stay and whether it represents a paradigm shift for monetary policy. Sentiment over the weekend...
April 15, 2024 at 09:29 am EDT
Overreacting much?
Earnings season kicks off today with the first major set of quarterly results of the season, featuring the giants of American finance. Investors are hoping these will be a new catalyst for the market....
April 12, 2024 at 09:44 am EDT
Will there be any Fed rate cuts this year?
Wall Street indices lost 1% yesterday after a statistic that reshuffled the deck on the evolution of U.S. monetary policy. However, there was a little bit of good news today after the release of...
April 11, 2024 at 09:09 am EDT
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