Bar the Asian markets, who have been playing a certain amount of catch up this week, most major markets have been trading in increasingly tighter ranges. The DAX and the NASDAQ continue to outperform other markets.
VIX (volatility) is at
The government shutdown in the United States was averted late last week and a degree of stability has returned to the markets. POTUS, Donald Trump always has a comment to make though and his comments unnerve and bolster markets in
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The ‘relief’ rally post the first round of the French elections was nothing short of impressive. European markets led the way, quickly followed by the US markets and then Asian market overnight.
Markets are again called higher
All major markets showed increased volatility today. Donald Trump’s comments in relation to possible tax reform on Monday had propelled the Dow Jones 183 points higher in Bank Holiday Monday trading. Admittedly volume was low and questions were raised about
It is Thanksgiving Day in the US today and the markets have a half day tomorrow which means volume in all markets will be somewhat reduced. This actually gives us all an opportunity to take a breather after Trumps
What an eventful couple of weeks in the markets. Along with continued dollar strength we have seen new highs in the SP500, the Dow Jones with a likely all time high in the Nazdaq to be seen sometime soon I’m
We have to be very mindful at the moment, the markets seem to be hanging off Trump’s every word. If his comments are perceived as being somehow positive for the american economy, the market seem to be bullish in the
Wednesday 9th Nov is not a normal day in the financial markets, we have seen another potential market shaking event. On the 23rd June, the British people decided to leave the EU, leading to a major depreciation in the pound.
It is no surprise that the summer months largely behaved in the normal way, AKA not much going on. It is very important that bankers have a nice long holiday in the month of august before making lots of money
With the SP500 making an all time high at the beginning of the week, as discussed in the previous post, it has largely been the other indices which have followed suit and climbed higher despite recent developments with Brexit and