Pre-Market Pulse 8th September – “Higher for longer” fears weigh on Investor optimism
Equities were mixed overnight with the market being weighed down by tech stocks, as investors continued to worry about interest rates remaining higher for longer.
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Pre-Market Pulse 7th September – Global Tech Sell-off and Inflation Concerns Dominate
ASX prepares for a dip, mirroring New York’s tech-led downturn. Inflation worries rise as RBA Governor Lowe gears up for a pivotal speech in Sydney.
Pre-Market Pulse 6th September – Yields weigh on equity market and oil rallies on production cuts
Equities were weighed down by rising Treasury yields, but a rally in energy stocks kept a lid on losses as oil prices climbed after major oil producers agreed to extend their oil production cuts.
Pre-Market Pulse 5th September – All quiet on the western front for US Labor Day holiday
Equities ended higher on Friday after a jump in unemployment cemented expectations of a pause in interest rate hikes this month
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.