MPC Morning Call 20th August – Stocks head lower as investors rotate out of Tech
Stocks headed lower for a third day ahead of the upcoming Jackson Hole Symposium later this week, with tech stocks feeling the brunt of the pain.
Pre-Market Pulse
MPC Morning Call 19th August – Equities mixed as investors look ahead to Fed Symposium
Stocks drifted lower for a second day as investors digested a meeting between Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky and U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington and looked ahead to the upcoming Jackson Hole Symposium
MPC Morning Call 18th August – Stocks drift lower as Trump and Putin meet in Alaska
Stocks fell Friday amid pressure from weaker consumer sentiment data, a jump in inflation expectations and the key meeting between President Trump and Putin.
MPC Morning Call 15th August – Stocks edge higher as Investors ignore higher inflation
Stocks were lucky to eke out a small gain overnight as investors had their selective hearing on full power as inflation numbers came in much higher than expected .
MPC Morning Call 14th August – Equities notch another record on immediate rate cut hopes
Equites notched a record close for the second day in a row on Wednesday as investors weighed the prospect of a Federal Reserve rate cut as soon as next month and an ongoing slew of mostly upbeat quarterly earnings.
MPC Morning Call 13th August – Stock reach new record as benign Inflation opens the door for rate cuts
Stocks notched another record high overnight as inflation figures were benign, leaving the door open for the Fed to cut rates.
MPC Morning Call 12th August – Investors take some money off the table as inflation figures loom
Stocks headed lower overnight as investors took some risk off the table into key inflation prints due later in the week and digested reports that President Donald Trump had extended the deadline for China tariffs by 90 days.
MPC Morning Call 11th August – Trump boost rate cut hopes with new Fed appointment
Stocks were led higher by tech on Friday, as bets on a September rate cut were boosted after Trump nominated his top economic adviser, Stephen Miran, to fill a vacant seat on the Fed board
Pre-Market Pulse 8th August – Stocks lower on Fed and Tariff uncertainty
Stocks closed slightly lower after clawing back losses late into the close as investors weighed reports of shake up at the Federal Reserve and ongoing strength in tech stocks.
Pre-Market Pulse 7th August – Stocks higher as Trump convinces Apple to make parts locally
Stocks floated higher overnight as Trump/Apple announcement fuelled a tech rally and investors cheered mostly bullish quarterly results.
Pre-Market Pulse 6th August – Weakening Economy give investors cause to tap the brakes
Stocks most momentum from Mondays rebound after data showing services activity unexpectedly contracted stoked concerns about the underlying of the economy just as the quarterly earnings season continues.
Pre-Market Pulse 5th August – Stocks bounce as investors rush to “Buy the Dip”
Stocks rebounded from Friday’s big sell off, as investors rushed to buy the dip on growing expectations for a rate cut.