Market Update

Asian markets treaded cautiously on Tuesday, with most stocks maintaining a narrow range as investors awaited key U.S. inflation data, while Chinese markets faced pressure as another major property developer defaulted on bond payments. Reflecting a lack of decisive movements on Wall Street, regional markets exhibited subdued activity as traders …

In defiance of prevailing concerns over escalating interest rates and anticipated delays in their mitigation until mid-year, US stocks have orchestrated a resolute ascent since the dawn of 2024. Amidst a landscape where inflation remains static, yet optimism for its eventual ebb extends, the stock market has burgeoned, boasting a …

Amid growing cautious ahead of the US CPI, gold prices reversed two straight sessions of gains and fell back to the $2,330 zone. Meanwhile, the price of an ounce of silver increased just above $28.00. Despite slight losses, the USD Index (DXY) was able to maintain its position above the …

Oil prices surge on Monday due to improving demand in the US and China, the top two oil consumers. WTI crude futures rose 1.1% to settle at $79.12 a barrel, while Brent crude futures gained 0.7% to settle at $83.36 a barrel. Prices were supported by expectations of strong U.S. …

The cryptocurrency market is consolidating, and Bitcoin appears to be on the rise. With the price dropping and now trading at $63,085, there may be a change in the market structure that favours bulls. The trend line that links the all-time high of $73,949 and ensuing lesser highs should be …

The Japanese Yen has fallen further due to investors’ uncertainty about the Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) policy normalization process. Japan’s economy is estimated to have contracted by 0.4% in the January-March period, exhibiting a weak start to the year. The US Dollar will dance to the tunes of US consumer …

The Canadian Dollar flattened on Monday as the new trading week began with a data-light economic calendar. Investors are focusing on rate cut expectations from the Fed with updates to US inflation data due later in the week. On the Canadian front, there was a sharper-than-expected decline in new Building …

The EUR/USD pair has reached a monthly high of 1.0800 due to improved market sentiment and the expectation that interest rate cuts from the ECB will be more and start earlier than the Fed. Financial markets have anticipated that the ECB will reduce interest rates by 70 basis points this …

US bond yields continue to decline amid the absence of key economic data, leading to the continuation of factors that had led last week to a decline in dollar assets, most notably employment data.There are also speculations for inflation data; the CPI and PPI data in the United States, as …

Goldman Sachs strategists reported on Monday that European markets have reached new all-time highs, with the STOXX 600 and Euro Stoxx 50 climbing 10% and 14% year-to-date, respectively, outpacing both the S&P 500 and NASDAQ. The UK, France, Italy, and Spain have all seen market highs since the onset of …