Market Analysis

3 January 2023
Week ahead: All eyes on US Non-Farm Employment Change and FOMC Meeting Minutes

The US will release the Non-Farm Employment Change and FOMC Meeting Minutes this week.  The Non-farm Employment Change is expected to show a total of 220,000 jobs added in December, down from the 263,000 jobs added in November. Forecasters also …

3 January 2023
Economic data-packed week starts 2023

American markets start trading today. Before Asia opened, U.S. equity futures surged. An economic data-packed week will start the year. ADP and the Department of Labor will report nonfarm employment change and first jobless claims during the late American trading …

30 December 2022
US equities climbed as the stronger jobs data would support more aggressive policy

US stocks rose in a broad-based rally and Treasury yields fell as data allayed fears of a supercharged jobs market that would support a more aggressive policy path. A gauge of the dollar fell. Investors took solace in US jobs …

29 December 2022
US stocks fall due to COVID-19 concerns

US stocks were dragged lower for a second day, as stocks in Asia headed for declines on Wednesday with fresh concerns about the spread of Covid-19 from China unnerved investors. Market appetite for risk waned on news that the US …

28 December 2022
US 10-year treasuries climbed as China lifted the visitor quarantine

US stocks fall to start the final week of 2022 trading. Tesla Inc. shares led to losses as a report of a plan to temporarily halt production at its China factory rekindled fears about demand risks. Besides, Apple Inc. touched …

27 December 2022
Market flat in end-of-year holiday season

US stock ended Friday’s session with gains as investors digested data showing inflation is continuing to ease and the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes are serving their purpose. Data on Friday showed the Fed’s closely watched measure of inflation cooling and …

23 December 2022
The Fed said the economy can handle more tightening

US equities dropped on Thursday, as investors digested data validating the Federal Reserve’s assertion that the economy is robust enough to withstand more tightening. Technology stocks were battered after a gloomy outlook from chipmaker Micron Technologies Inc. weighed on sentiment. …

22 December 2022
US Consumer Confidence boosted the sentiment

US equities rallied for a second day, as an improvement in consumer confidence and better-than-expected earnings boosted sentiment. Treasuries were mixed after Tuesday’s selloff following the Bank of Japan’s unexpected increase in its yield trading band ebbed. Market participants did …

21 December 2022
Bank of Japan maintains policy rate, raises upper band yield target

The US Dollar index dropped 0.73% daily on Tuesday, tumbling following a sudden announcement from the Bank of Japan(BoJ). Despite the Bank of Japan keeping their policy rate unchanged, the increase in the upper band limit on the yield target …

20 December 2022
US Stock fell as market worries about recession

As global investors worry about a recession, U.S. stocks fell on Monday. The Dow fell 162.92 points to 32757.54. S&P 500 dropped 34.7 points to 3817.66. Tech-heavy Nasdaq rose 159.38 points to 10546.03. The Fed, BoE, and ECB raised rates …