United States

Michael Gable of Fairmont Equities suggests last night’s fall in the Dow is a warning sign.

Jan 31 2017

Trump Trade With A Twist

As the Trump rally reignites, Kathleen Brooks of City Index ponders the inevitable pullback.

Jan 27 2017


Trump: Making America Volatile Again

Kathleen Brooks of City Index warns the Trump rally may give way to heightened market volatility as Trump reality sets in.

Jan 19 2017

Kathleen Brooks of City Index thinks equity markets are likely to overshoot, as they always do, but it shouldn’t be a worry this month just yet.

Dec 22 2016


Previous Stories

Wall Street Report (Monday)

Oct 02 2007

All is forgiven. The Dow closed at a new record high last night as Citigroup aired its dirty laundry.


The Week Ahead: What Will Europe Do?

Oct 02 2007

The RBA is expected to leave rates unchanged on Wednesday but it’s still uncertain what the ECB and BoE will do with rates on Thursday.


Wall Street Report (Friday)

Sep 30 2007

The Dow closed off the quarter with a small down day.


More Of The Same

Sep 28 2007

Jobs numbers were good, housing numbers were woeful (which is good), oil shot up again (which is good for oil stocks) and end of quarter window dressing is in play.


More Good News And Bad News (Which Is Good)

Sep 27 2007

The Dow ratcheted up another 100 points last night driven largely by GM. Bear Stearns rumours also fuelled the fire along with a very poor durable goods number.


Bernanke’s Ratchet In Play

Sep 26 2007

A slew of poor economic data and profit reports sent the Dow off into negative territory last night, before everybody remembered the Fed was standing ready.


SVB Sees US Dollar At EUR 1.44 By End 2007

Sep 25 2007

The only way seems down for US interest rates and thus also for the greenback. SVB’s senior strategist Dave Bhagat agrees, but only for the medium term.


Profit Taking Subdues Wall Street

Sep 25 2007

There were economic data released last night, but there will be quite a lot more this week. After posting solid gains it was time to take some money out. The IMF also disappointed the financial sector.


TD Securities: Little Chance Of US Recession

Sep 24 2007

Stephen Koukoulas at TD Securities suggests there is little chance of the US sliding into recession, so any rate cut cycle in coming months should be moderate as growth may surprise on the upside.


Wall Street’s Week Ends On A Positive

Sep 22 2007

The Dow had added 53 points on the close to finish a tumultuous week up 2.8%.



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