Pre-Market Pulse 4th September – US Jobs data not enough to spark more hikes
Equities ended higher on Friday after a jump in unemployment cemented expectations of a pause in interest rate hikes this month
Pre-Market Pulse 1st September: Gig Economy Reforms, The Cost to Consumers and the Future of UberEats
Today’s economic data highlights housing trends, while upcoming gig economy reforms signal potential price hikes for services like UberEats amidst property valuation concerns.
Pre-Market Pulse 31st August – Equities higher on Apple optimism and softer economic data
Equities ground higher for a fourth-straight day as signs of a slowing U.S. economy bolstered bets on a Federal Reserve pause next month.
Pre-Market Pulse 30th August – Weaker economic data eases fears of more rate hikes
Equities ended higher overnight as Treasury yields slipped after weaker economic data stoked optimism that the Federal Reserve will likely skip rate hikes in September.
Pre-Market Pulse 29th August – Markets drift in quiet trade ahead of key data late in the week
Equities ended higher Monday, underpinned by a 3M-led surge in industrials ahead of a flurry of data this week that will play into the Federal Reserve’s policy decision next month.
Pre-Market Pulse 28th August – Hawkish Fed doesn’t rule out further rate hikes
Equities finished mixed as Fed Chief, Jerome Powell was hawkish in his Jackson Hole speech Friday,
Pre-Market Pulse 25th August – AI shine not enough to outweigh nerves of Hawkish Fed
Equities ignored yesterday’s post-market move higher on better-than-expected Nvidia results and sold from the open as investors remain wary of making bullish bets a day ahead of Jackson Hole
Pre-Market Pulse 24th August – Tech rallies as the AI golden child Nvidia delivers
Equities were buoyed by tech as optimism on the “golden child” of the AI rally, Nvidia results in the post market (later justified) and falling treasury yields leading into the Jackson Hole Symposium.
Pre-Market Pulse 23rd August – Higher yields, softer retail and banking downgrade have investors nervous
Equities closed lower overnight under pressure from regional banks and a tumble in retailers following disappointing quarterly results from Macy’s and Dick’s Sporting Goods.
Pre-Market Pulse 22nd August – Tech drags market higher despite rising bond yields
Equities were mixed overnight as weakness in consumer staples and energy offset an Nvidia-led rebound in tech despite a jump in Treasury yields to 16-year highs ahead of potential clues on monetary policy later this week.
Pre-Market Pulse 21st August – All eyes on the Fed and Jackson Hole Symposium
Equities closed broadly lower with just the Dow eking out a win, but that was of mere consolation as stocks posted their worst weekly loss since March ahead of the Fed chair Jerome Powell’s appearance at the Jackson Hole economic policy symposium next week
ASX Earnings Wrap – August 18th
Wrap of this weeks significant ASX listed company earnings