[ad_1] Article by IG Senior Market Analyst Axel Rudolph FTSE 100, S&P 500, Russell 2000 – Analysis and Charts FTSE 100 consolidates below last week’s high The FTSE 100’s recent attempts to reach last week’s high at 7,535 have so far failed with the index being capped by the 55-day simple moving average (SMA) at
[ad_1] Article by IG Senior Market Analyst Axel Rudolph FTSE 100, S&P 500, Russell 2000 Analysis and Charts FTSE 100 recovery runs out of stream The FTSE 100 has come off Thursday’s 7,466 high amid hawkish comments by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell and as the British economy stalls in the third
[ad_1] 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
[ad_1] Russell 2000 daily The Russell 2000 is poised for the lowest weekly close since November 2020. It’s fallen in four straight weeks and seven of the past eight. It’s trading at 1646, which is just 0.3% above the 1641 intraday low in June 2022. The index is down 0.6% today. If that level breaks,we
[ad_1] Weekly Russell 2000 If you needed another reminder that it’s been just tech — and mostly seven stocks — that have been carrying US equity markets, then here it is. The Russell 2000 just broke through the June 2022 low and is trading at the lowest levels since November 2020. If you go back
[ad_1] 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
[ad_1] Article by IG Senior Market Analyst Axel Rudolph FTSE 100, DAX 40, Russell 2000 Analysis and Charts FTSE 100 remains under pressure The FTSE 100 tries to remain above this week’s low at 7,323 but continues to be under immediate pressure whilst trading below Wednesday’s 7,430 high. Failure at 7,323 would put the 7,228
[ad_1] Article by IG Senior Market Analyst Axel Rudolph FTSE 100, DAX 40, Russell 2000 Analysis and Charts FTSE 100 falls out of bed on hawkish Fed The FTSE 100 once again failed in the 7,700 region and dropped by over 2.5% over the past couple of days as the US Federal Reserve (Fed) re-iterates
[ad_1] Article by IG Senior Market Analyst Axel Rudolph FTSE 100, S&P 500, Russell 2000 Analysis and Charts FTSE 100 tries to recover from one-month low The FTSE 100 is seen heading back up towards its 55-day simple moving average (SMA) at 7,521 while awaiting key US employment data.If overcome, another attempt at reaching
[ad_1] Market Recap The US jobs data release last Friday continues to reflect signs of softening in the US labour market, which seems to be in line with what the Federal Reserve (Fed) wants to see. Job additions were somewhat lukewarm despite being slightly higher than consensus (187,000 versus 170,000 forecast), while unemployment rate jumped
