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Is the massacre in growth stocks over? – Special Report

Posted on March 17, 2022 at 2:00 pm GMT

With the war in Ukraine raging and central banks raising interest rates, equity markets have come under heavy fire. The S&P 500 has lost only 10% this year but that doesn’t tell the whole story. There has been a quiet massacre in the most speculative corners of the market, with several ‘growth’ stocks getting blasted. Has the storm finally passed? Risks abound The mood in financial markets has turned bearish lately. Investors have been overwhelmed by an onslaught of negative [..]

Daily Market Comment – Fed unleashes the hawks, will the BoE follow suit?

Posted on March 17, 2022 at 10:10 am GMT

Fed raises interest rates and signals another six hikes this year Despite hawkish message, Wall Street powers higher, dollar retreats Bank of England coming up next as sterling bounces back Fed gets the ball rolling The Federal Reserve officially kicked off its tightening cycle yesterday, raising interest rates by a quarter point. Although the rate hike itself was fully baked into money markets, the central bank still delivered a hawkish twist by signaling another six rate increases for this year [..]

US Open Note – US stock markets open higher, dollar slips as yields retreat

Posted on March 15, 2022 at 1:55 pm GMT

Dollar softer ahead of FOMC The US dollar rallied earlier today against the Japanese yen as US Treasury yields spiked to multi-year highs. However, the greenback erased its gains and inched lower later in the session, with the pullback in yields and profit-taking probably being the major driving forces behind this move. The focus will now turn to the outcome of the two-day FOMC monetary policy meeting starting later today, where investors will gain invaluable insights into the pace and timing of [..]

Daily Market Comment – Stocks under pressure, yen hammered as yields spike

Posted on March 15, 2022 at 9:51 am GMT

Inflation worries intensify, lifting yields ahead of Fed rate hike Stock markets under fire, especially tech sector and China plays Yen gets blasted, gold and oil retreat ahead of more peace talks Equities sink ahead of Fed liftoff Global markets are under an incredible amount of stress as the Fed prepares to pull the trigger on higher rates. The war in Ukraine and the latest lockdowns in China have set off a domino effect, with investors betting that the inflationary [..]

Technical Analysis – US100 hits the lower Bollinger Band; bearish outlook remains

Posted on March 15, 2022 at 8:30 am GMT

The US 100 cash index continues its descending trend, reaching a 10-month low as elevated negative pressures persist. Moreover, the index is currently trading by over 20% below its November all-time highs and well below its 50- and 200-day simple moving averages (SMAs), reinforcing the bearish outlook argument. The short-term momentum oscillators are reflecting a negative bias too as the RSI is steady below its 50 neutral mark. Also, the MACD is increasing below zero and its red signal line, [..]

US Open Note – Markets hope for peace talks; US stock futures mixed

Posted on March 14, 2022 at 2:15 pm GMT

Risk mode on as Ukraine-Russia start the fourth round of discussions While there is no clarity on what the positive assessments from the latest Russian-Ukraine high-level talks are, markets continued to behave like the fourth-round of talks would result in another positive outcome today even if Russia’s attacks expanded closer to the Polish borders, and the war conditions remain largely unchanged. Another reason for the current risk-on tendencies is perhaps the fact that investors have started to adjust to the [..]

Weekly Comment – Fed and BoE meetings awaited amid intensifying ceasefire negotiations

Posted on March 11, 2022 at 2:22 pm GMT

It was a highly volatile week for markets as investors constantly assessed the developments over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In the upcoming week, the spotlight will turn to the Fed’s, BoE’s and BoJ’s monetary policy decisions, while inflation and employment reports will also hit the markets. The highlights: In America, the Fed is anticipated to proceed with its first rate increase in the post-Covid-19 era on Wednesday, in its effort to tackle the persistently high inflation, which reached a 40-year peak of 7.9% in February. [..]

US Open Note – Risk appetite improves on President’s Putin remarks

Posted on March 11, 2022 at 1:49 pm GMT

Alleged Putin comments improve market sentiment Global markets seem set to finish the week on a risk-on mode as the Russian President Vladimir Putin was reportedly cited saying that talks with Ukraine have been positive, offsetting yesterday’s defensive mood. This appears to have weighed on safe haven demand with the US dollar staying relatively flat against a basket of currencies, while the Japanese yen and gold have witnessed significant pullbacks on Friday. Moreover, US sovereign bond prices eased, sending the [..]

Are cloud stocks the safest bet within the tech sector? – Stock Market News

Posted on March 11, 2022 at 12:53 pm GMT

In 2022, tech companies have come under significant pressure from multiple fronts. Firstly, they are struggling to sustain their pandemic-era financial figures, which enabled them to outperform the broader markets in 2021. Moreover, the upcoming monetary tightening is expected to negatively affect tech stocks as higher interest rates reduce the value of companies’ future cash flows while borrowing to promote growth becomes less attractive. In this adverse environment, where investors will be actively looking for the tech sector’s relative winners, can cloud stocks [..]

US Open Note – Dollar roars and US futures retreat as Russian invasion escalates

Posted on March 4, 2022 at 1:59 pm GMT

Dollar extends gains amid increasing risk aversion; euro bleeds Markets continue to trade on geopolitics today since the cease-fire negotiations between Russia and Ukraine remain unsuccessful, while Western allies are considering even tougher financial sanctions for Russia. Moreover, the Russian attack on the biggest nuclear power plant in Europe in the Ukrainian district Zaporizhia triggered fears over an environmental disaster, causing a broader sell-off in risky assets. Later today, investor sentiment got another hit from media reports stating that Russia [..]

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