Pre-Market Pulse 18th April – Equities led lower by Nvidia as “Higher for Longer” sinks in
Equities continued to slide led by an Nvidia-led slide in tech just as fears of higher-for-longer Federal Reserve interest rates persist.
Pre-Market Pulse
Pre-Market Pulse 17th April – “Higher for Longer” reaffirmed by Fed Chair Powell
Stocks finished slightly lower in a highly volatile session as Federal Reserve Jerome Powell signaled the need for rates to remain higher for longer following recent inflation data that surprised to the upside.
Pre-Market Pulse 16th April – Geopolitical tensions and fading rate cut hopes weigh on stocks
Equities heavily sold off, pressured by a spike in Treasury yields as geopolitical tensions and stronger-than-expected retail sales data dented expectations for interest rate cuts and overshadowed strong earnings from banking giant Goldman Sachs.
Pre-Market Pulse 15th April – Stocks tank on disappointing bank earnings and Inflation concerns
Equities were sold off Friday as major Wall Street banks kicked off the earnings season with disappointing results, stoking worries about the strength of the upcoming earnings season at a time when inflation jitters remain front and center.
Pre-Market Pulse 12th April – Big tech leads market higher as inflation jitters ease
Equities recovered from yesterdays inflation nerves, led by tech, as data showing cooling producer prices eased inflation jitters somewhat just a day ahead of earnings from major Wall Street banks.
Pre-Market Pulse 11th April – High inflation numbers throw cold water on rate cuts calls
Equities pared back steep early losses to only finish down 1% after hotter-than-expected inflation data threw cold water on hopes that the Federal Reserve would begin cutting interest rates as early as June.
Pre-Market Pulse 10th April – Equities drift higher, Nvidia slips as competition heats up
Equities closed slightly higher as investors marked time ahead of key inflation data being released tonight. Treasury yields traded lower ahead of the data, giving light relief to the equity market.
Pre-Market Pulse 9th April – Stocks finish flat as investors are wary into key inflation data
Equities closed flat overnight amid cautious trading ahead of the latest inflation reading as well as the start of the first-quarter earnings season later this week.
Pre-Market Pulse 8th April – Equities Rally despite strong payrolls pushing back cuts
Equities rallied Friday night despite very strong US employment numbers put any form of rate cuts this year into question.
Pre-Market Pulse 5th April – Rising geopolitical tensions rattle stock market bulls
Investors remained deluded that rate cuts hopes and a strong economic numbers can co-exist as equities had a relief rally due to Fed chair Powell saying rate cuts remain on the table for this year.
Pre-Market Pulse 4th April – Gold and Silver rally as Powell says rate cuts “still a chance”
Investors remained deluded that rate cuts hopes and a strong economic numbers can co-exist as equities had a relief rally due to Fed chair Powell saying rate cuts remain on the table for this year.
Pre-Market Pulse 3rd April – Poor start to the quarter as Fed reiterates the “higher for longer” message
Equities had a broad-based sell-off overnight extending the poor start to the second-quarter, pressured by health care stocks and another big jump in Treasury yields amid remarks from several Federal Reserve officials reiterating the need to keep rates higher for longer.