Pre-Market Pulse 8th April – Equities Rally despite strong payrolls pushing back cuts
Equities rallied Friday night despite very strong US employment numbers put any form of rate cuts this year into question.
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Pre-Market Pulse 5th April – Rising geopolitical tensions rattle stock market bulls
Investors remained deluded that rate cuts hopes and a strong economic numbers can co-exist as equities had a relief rally due to Fed chair Powell saying rate cuts remain on the table for this year.
Pre-Market Pulse 4th April – Gold and Silver rally as Powell says rate cuts “still a chance”
Investors remained deluded that rate cuts hopes and a strong economic numbers can co-exist as equities had a relief rally due to Fed chair Powell saying rate cuts remain on the table for this year.
Pre-Market Pulse 3rd April – Poor start to the quarter as Fed reiterates the “higher for longer” message
Equities had a broad-based sell-off overnight extending the poor start to the second-quarter, pressured by health care stocks and another big jump in Treasury yields amid remarks from several Federal Reserve officials reiterating the need to keep rates higher for longer.
Pre-Market Pulse 2nd April –Rate cut hopes continue to fade as Inflation & Manufacturing data edge higher
Equities ground higher before the long weekend as PCE data came in higher than expected, Powell said the inflation number was “as expected” and Chinese Manufacturing data expanded for the first time in 6 months
Pre-Market Pulse 28th March – Equities bounce back on rate cut optimism
The S&P 500 clinched a fresh record closing high Wednesday, as Treasury yields slipped ahead of a speech from Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller due later in the day and more cues on inflation.
Pre-Market Pulse 27th March – Stocks grind lower waiting on the Fed and Inflation
Equities again drifted lower as investors digested data showing U.S. consumer confidence fell to the lowest level since November, just ahead of further remarks from Federal Reserve speakers and key inflation report later this week.
Pre-Market Pulse 26th March – Equities drift lower as Tech bulls take a day off
Equities closed lower Monday as big tech took breather ahead of key market-moving events this week including an update on inflation and remarks from Federal Reserve officials.
Pre-Market Pulse 25th March – Stocks eek out gain as profit taking caps rally
Equities edged higher but profit-taking capped gains on Friday after a week of record-setting advances fueled by a series of dovish central bank signals, while the dollar struggled to extend a gain as U.S. yields ticked lower.
Pre-Market Pulse 22nd March – Stocks grind higher on the “Goldilocks scenario”
Equities edged higher overnight as risk appetite has been boosted by the prospect of lower interest rates and a resilient U.S. economy, or the “goldilocks scenario” after Fed officials maintained their forecasts for three rate cuts this year.
Pre-Market Pulse 21st March – Any news is good news for stocks as Fed lifts growth and inflation expectations
Equities bull run continued as investors sifted through last nights Fed meeting to find the positives, ignoring the higher growth and inflation expectation that are likely to push back the timing of rate cuts
Pre-Market Pulse 20th March – Investors juggle Central Bank nerves and AI enthusiasm
Equities finished higher with megacap growth stocks such as Alphabet and Tesla supporting a rebound in technology-heavy Nasdaq while investors also waited anxiously for the U.S. Federal Reserve’s meeting this week.