US November prelim UMich consumer sentiment 60.4 vs 63.7 expected Fed’s Daly: Policy is in a very good place Yellen: We have not seen an impact on the Treasury market from the ICBC attack Yellen-He meeting readout: US seeks healthy economic relationship with China From earlier: Lagarde says rates cuts not coming for at least
US The Fed left interest rates unchanged as expected with basically no change to the statement. Fed Chair Powell stressed once again that they are proceeding carefully as the full effects of policy tightening have yet to be felt. The recent US Core PCE came in line with expectations. The labour market is starting to
The last week was incredible for the Russell 2000 with the index rallying for five consecutive trading days. The bulk of the rally came after the FOMC rate decision where the Fed left interest rates unchanged and Fed Chair Powell delivered less hawkish than expected remarks. The Russell 2000 then extended the gains into the
Markets: Gold up $7 to $1992 US 10-year yields down 9.3 bps to 4.57% WTI crude oil down $1.64 to $80.83 S&P 500 up 1.0% NZD leads, USD lags This week marked a turn of the calendar and a turn in markets. Treasury yields plunged and the dollar sank along with them. Meanwhile, it was
Markets: Gold up $21 to $2006 US 10-year yields down 1 bps to 4.83% WTI crude oil up $1.93 to $85.15 S&P 500 down 0.5% or 20 points to 4117 Nasdaq up 0.4% JPY leads, CHF lags The cross-currents were deep and violent on Friday. Let’s break them down: 1) The fog of war Early
Headlines: Markets: USD leads, NZD lags on the day European equities mixed; S&P 500 futures down 0.3% US 10-year yields up 1.9 bps to 4.859% Gold up 0.2% to $1,973.24 WTI crude flat at $83.69 Bitcoin up 1.0% to $34,253 It was a slower session today as traders didn’t have as much to work with
China to hold its financial conference focused on economy, debt risks Goldman Sachs says FX outflows from China in September hit US$75 bln, biggest since 2016 Australian PM Albanese confirms he will meet with Communist Party Chair Xi in China in Nov Chinese police raided the Shanghai offices of a London-based firm, detained an executive
Markets: WTI crude down 20-cents to $88.14 US 10-year yields down 7.6 bps to 4.91% Gold up $5 to $1978 S&P 500 down 56 points, or 13% GBP leads, NZD lags Equities took another beating but there were signs of optimism elsewhere. Buyers arrived in fixed income after a test of 10s early in US
On Friday markets were worried about the geopolitical risk in Israel. Gold surged Yields move lower on flight to safety Oil surged Stocks moved lower. USD moved higher Although tensions remain elevated in Israel, and bombings continue, there was not the ground and/or air assault expected. So there was a reversal of the trends. Gold
Markets: Gold up $60 to $1928 Oil up $4.74 to $87.65 US 10-year yields down 7.9 bps to 4.62% S&P 500 down 0.6% CHF leads, NZD lags This isn’t the kind of price action anyone wants to see while bombs are flying in the Middle East. The strength of the rallies in gold and oil
