• News

Central bank speakers in focus

We saw a subdued and negative start to the week for markets in Europe yesterday, following on from a weak Asia session, with some mild profit taking after the exuberance of the last couple of weeks

28 Nov 2023

• News

European stocks on course for their best month since January

European markets look to be on course for their best month since January after the gains of the last few weeks, on the growing anticipation that central banks are not only done on the rate hike front,

27 Nov 2023

• Weekly outlook

APAC Week Ahead: Where is inflation heading?

This week, the macroeconomic landscape is poised to play an important role in shaping market trends.

25 Nov 2023

• Market update

US stock futures mixed in thin liquidity, ASX to open higher

US stock exchanges closed for the Thanksgiving holiday. The futures markets were mixed, with both Dow futures and S&P 500 futures up 0.06% and Nasdaq futures down 0.07%.

23 Nov 2023

• Market update

Oil slumps as OPEC+ delays meeting, Bitcoin higher following CZ’s resignation

US stocks gained on a broad-based rally ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday

22 Nov 2023

• Market update

Wall Street retreats following Fed minutes, NVIDIA earnings beat

Wall Street was lower as the tech-fuelled rally took a breather. Most big tech shares retreated from an overbought level.

21 Nov 2023

• Market update

Microsoft and NVIDIA hit new highs amid OpenAI’s drama, earnings optimism

Microsoft hit a new all-time high amid OpenAI’s board drama. NVIDIA topped US$500 per share, also reaching a record high, ahead of the third quarter earnings

20 Nov 2023

• Weekly outlook

APAC Week Ahead: Nvidia to report earnings

Nvidia’s third-quarter earnings report will provide insights into how rapid AI development has been shaping the market trend

17 Nov 2023

• Market update

Wall Street mixed on economic concerns, gold surges, oil tumbles

Wall Street finished mixed as consumer stocks fell and tech shares remained strong

16 Nov 2023

• Market update

Wall Street extends gains amid cooling PPI, Chinese techs jump on earnings beat

The US stock markets extended gains amid further encouraging inflation data

15 Nov 2023

• Market update

Wall Street jumps as light inflation reignites end-hiking bets

Wall Street jumped following lighter-than-expected inflation data. US headline CPI rose 3.2% year over year vs. 3.3% expected.

14 Nov 2023

• Market update

Wall Street mixed ahead of key CPI data

Wall Street had a relatively muted session following Moody’s downgrade of the US credit rating, and the tech rally took a breather ahead of the US October inflation data.

13 Nov 2023

• Weekly outlook

APAC Week Ahead: US CPI forecasted to fall

The upcoming US CPI data can be critical for risk sentiment, in turn determining funds allocation.

11 Nov 2023

• Market update

US Stocks fall as bond yields spike, Powell reiterates hawkish stance

Wall Street came off a session high following a $24 billion 30-year bond sale as yields spiked, while the fear gauge, the CBOE VIX, surged 7% to above 15.

09 Nov 2023

• Market update

Wall Street loses steam as oil sell-off deepens, Disney earnings beat.

The Wall Street rally lost steam as the tech-led rebound slowed, with the energy sector continuing to lag.

08 Nov 2023

• News

German CPI set to be confirmed at 3% as rate cut bets increase

The last two days have seen European markets struggle to build on the gains of last week, with some modest profit taking starting to kick in, even as investors start to price in the prospect of rate cuts

08 Nov 2023