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Daily Market Comment – Vaccine rally eases but optimism prevails

Posted on November 17, 2020 at 9:47 am GMT

Vaccine hopes keep risk assets supported even as more US states clamp down Dow closes in on 30,000 as growth-to-value rotation accelerates Dollar steadier, euro shrugs off EU budget crisis, pound holds out for Brexit deal Oil moderates ahead of OPEC+ meeting as bleak short-term outlook curbs advances Moderna adds to vaccine euphoria The fight against the pandemic took another major step forward on Monday after Moderna became the latest pharmaceutical company to announce a vaccine for COVID-19. Moderna’s vaccine, [..]

Daily Market Comment – Vaccine optimism, upbeat data push stocks to new highs, dollar retreats

Posted on November 16, 2020 at 9:51 am GMT

Week gets off to positive start as vaccine, strong recovery and Biden victory drive optimism Global stocks surge as S&P 500 sets fresh record high, dollar extends slide Pound holds steady as Brexit talks enter critical phase Markets buoyed by vaccine progress and upbeat Asian data Rapid progress in the race for a COVID-19 vaccine more than offset the deepening gloom of the present virus reality as the latest wave shows no sign of waning. Expectations that last week’s breakthrough [..]

Daily Market Comment – Vaccine euphoria runs out of steam, Fed chief speaks

Posted on November 12, 2020 at 12:42 pm GMT

Markets in a cautious mood as lockdown reality eclipses vaccine hype Stocks pull back, dollar climbs, but moves rather small in size Main event today: Discussion panel featuring Fed, ECB, and BoE chiefs ECB sticking to its guns about more stimulus, will Fed follow suit? Back to reality for markets A sense of caution has crept back into global markets on Thursday as investors grapple with the short-term covid reality on the ground, which has reined in the enthusiasm around [..]

Daily Market Comment – RBNZ lights a fire under the kiwi, sterling climbs too

Posted on November 11, 2020 at 9:51 am GMT

RBNZ plays down negative rates, kiwi flies Sterling leaps after divisive bill suffers crushing defeat in Lords Markets in a cheerful mood overall, but watch the Fed Kiwi charges higher after RBNZ ‘disappoints’ The kiwi dollar took off like a rocket on Wednesday, extending the gains it recorded amid all the vaccine enthusiasm, after the Reserve Bank of New Zealand poured cold water on speculation for negative rates. While the Bank maintained a cautious tone and even introduced a [..]

Daily Market Comment – Wall Street charges higher on vaccine news, but bond market ruins the party

Posted on November 10, 2020 at 12:55 pm GMT

US stock market hits new record after Pfizer vaccine announcement Crude oil and commodity currencies soar, yen crumbles alongside gold However, the party doesn’t last – stocks give up most gains, dollar reverses higher RBNZ meeting coming up, vaccine and stimulus news remain in focus Pfizer vaccine news catapult markets to new records Christmas came early for investors this year, with global equities charging higher and safe havens falling apart after drug maker Pfizer announced that the coronavirus vaccine it [..]

Daily Market Comment – Stocks resume furious rally as Biden wins

Posted on November 9, 2020 at 12:09 pm GMT

US election ‘aftershocks’ continue – equities roar higher, dollar slips Several theories floated to justify this relentless rally, but question is, can it last? Markets may revert to trading covid news and prospect of fiscal package Crunch time in Brexit talks too, traders seem confident a deal is coming US stocks back near record highs It’s official. Joe Biden was declared the new president-elect of the United States over the weekend, injecting another dose of optimism into global markets even [..]

Daily Market Comment – Post-election rally eases as Biden advances in swing states

Posted on November 6, 2020 at 10:00 am GMT

White House race remains too close to call but Biden win becoming more likely Equity rally cools as markets give Washington gridlock a thumbs up Dollar steadies with Treasury yields as Fed keeps policy on hold NFP up next but US election and record virus cases to stay in focus Biden inches towards victory in knife-edge election The US presidential election remains an open race as counting enters day four, though the odds appear to be moving in favour of [..]

Daily Market Comment – Biden leads as Trump begins legal fight; dollar eases, stocks surge

Posted on November 5, 2020 at 9:56 am GMT

Biden edges closer to the White House but faces legal battles as Trump not giving up Markets undaunted by election stalemate, see good and bad in all outcomes Dollar near lows as Treasury yields extend slide, stocks shine in post-election rally Pound lifted by fresh BoE stimulus; less room for surprises by the Fed World holds breath in tightest election race ever Democratic nominee Joe Biden was one state away from victory early on Wednesday as counting continued across the [..]

Daily Market Comment – Dollar firms, stocks rattled as US election too close to call

Posted on November 4, 2020 at 9:14 am GMT

Anxious wait for election outcome as race much tighter than anticipated Dollar and yen creep higher as election uncertainty mounts Stocks steady until Trump threatens to block mail-in ballot counting Trump closes in on Biden; might be a long wait The race for the White House is proving tighter than many had anticipated and certainly more than what the opinion polls had indicated as incumbent President Trump wins in several battleground states. As of 09:00 GMT, Trump had secured the [..]

Daily Market Comment – Dollar slips, stocks rally as world awaits next US president

Posted on November 3, 2020 at 9:58 am GMT

Few signs of market jitters on Election Day despite uncertainty about outcome Strong manufacturing data help ease virus fears, stocks bounce back Dollar retreats from highs, aussie shrugs off rate cut to turn higher Biden still in the lead, Trump talks legal action Americans go to the polls today to vote for the next president of the United States following a chaotic election campaign amidst a global pandemic. Most final polls ahead of the election put Democratic candidate Joe Biden [..]

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