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Equities moved lower last week as fears over the potential for tighter US monetary policy and its subsequent impact on economic growth dominated the narrative, writes Ian Slattery.
US stocks fell last week as the market saw choppy trading in reaction to a number of speeches by Federal Reserve members, most notably Fed Chair Jerome Powell, writes Ian Slattery.
Equities fell last week as markets struck a more cautious tone following the release of the minutes from the December Federal Reserve meeting, writes Ian Slattery.
Global equity markets rebounded this week, after two weeks of losses, as incoming data around the omicron variant thus far appears less severe than originally expected, writes Ian Slattery.
The major indexes ended the week mixed as investors weighed strong economic and profits data against ongoing supply strains, a rise in COVID-19 numbers and inflation fears, writes Ian Slattery.
In the US, the latest Consumer Price Index reading saw the year-over-year rate move above 6%, the highest in 30 years. This move pushed rate hike expectations forward a little further, writes Ian Slattery.
Stocks enjoyed another solid week of gains as investors took both a Fed announcement and US jobs report in their stride, writes Ian Slattery.
October defied the history books as markets recovered strongly across the month and finished out on Friday at record highs, writes Ian Slattery.
The S&P 500 index concluded its turnaround last week by reaching a new record high seven weeks after the former high and a correction of more than 5% in between, writes Ian Slattery.
Stock markets rose over the course of last week as a slew of earnings and US economic data provided confidence to equity bulls, writes Ian Slattery.