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Back to SearchUS equities at all-time highs
In the US, both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 hit new all-time highs yesterday, suggesting that Wall Street is indeed in a bull ru…
2 years, 9 months ago
A mixed bag in stock markets
The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high last week, but European stocks ended the week lower. This morning the Nikkei 225 is up more than 1.6% but Chin…
2 years, 9 months ago
Tech stocks driving markets higher
The world’s largest technology companies are leading stocks higher around the globe, with the Nasdaq 100 reaching an all-time high yesterday. Treasur…
2 years, 9 months ago
Buoyant US data delays case for rate cuts
Stocks around the globe fell for a third day and bond yields rose, as traders trimmed their bets on rate cuts by the Fed after stronger-than-expected…
2 years, 9 months ago
Central banks pushing back on rate cut expectations
The market’s positioning for aggressive cuts in the US and Europe is being tested this week by several central bank officials. All of this is pushing…
2 years, 9 months ago
With the US closed, all eyes on Davos
US markets were shut for Martin Luther King Day yesterday, but polling booths in frozen Iowa were open for Republicans who voted overwhelmingly for D…
2 years, 9 months ago
Microsoft becomes the world’s largest company
US equities rallied last week on growing expectations of lower interest rates and Microsoft became the largest company by market capitalisation. The …
2 years, 9 months ago
US CPI data fails to impress
US CPI data, revealing that headline prices increased more than expected in December while core inflation fell, disappointed equity markets on Thursd…
2 years, 9 months ago
US inflation and spot Bitcoin ETF approval in focus today
Today’s main focus will be the first trading day of the newly approved US spot Bitcoin ETFs and the market’s reaction to the release of US inflation …
2 years, 9 months ago
Today is a big day for Bitcoin
As global equities continue to struggle, Japanese equities are hitting highs last seen in 1990. US Treasury yields are higher ahead of tomorrow’s US …
2 years, 9 months ago