US
Can a US jobs miss lift the S&P500 into the weekend?
The Federal Reserve is focusing very intently on the US labour market for signs that their rate hiking cycle is starting to cool demand. The way the market has been translation US economic data over the last few weeks is…
Where now for the Dow ahead of US PPI?
Time to pour oil on troubled waters?
There are a few reasons cited for oil markets to gain over the medium term. Russia’s oil ban from the EU comes into place on February 05 and China’s recent PMI prints showed a surprise expansionary print indicating strength in China’s…
The Walmart Way
Walmart is an American multinational retail corporation which focuses on discount department stores mainly in the US. With the US economy showing signs of slowing down and many analysts seeing a strong chance of the US heading into a recession Walmart…
Morgan Stanley Earnings today!
Morgan Stanley release their earnings results today and how will the stock respond? Rising interest rates are generally a positive environment for financial stock as higher rates usually mean higher profit margins for bank loans charges. This earnings seasons there…
US oil
US oil has some mixed drivers right now. The OPEC+ production cuts had been providing some support for oil alongside a weaker USD. Furthermore, the announcement of a 16 point property support plan for China could prop up more expectations…
Silver slips on hot US Inflation
Recently we noted that silver prices had fallen over recent weeks on aggressive Fed hiking expectations and strong USD bids. This has led to notable selling pressure in both gold and silver. The expectations for earlier this week was that…