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US equity markets fell sharply , unwinding opening gains as President Trump  said that tariffs against Mexico and Canada will  go ahead as planned tonight AEST (and also signed an action to impose an additional 10% duty on China, according to an administration official), while investors also digested signs of a fresh spike in inflation pressures - Dow dropped -650-points or -1.48% . Nvidia Corp  f...

Benchmark  US equity indices  settled with  solid gains  on Friday (28 February) on heavy volume to close out a dreary February on a brighter note, with investors digesting the  latest inflation figures  that pushed  US Treasury yields  to  fresh multi-month lows  - Dow rose +601-points  or  +1.39% , with  26 of 30 index components advancing .

Wall Street trading got off to a negative start on Thursday following earnings from AI-darling Nvidia overnight and an update from Donald Trump regarding his proposed tariffs on a number of America's largest trading partners. The DOW falling 193 Points or -0.45% to 43,239 points (-3.30% for the month) The broader S&P500 fell 93 points or 1.57% to 5,862 points (-2.24% for the month) The Nasdaq...

US equity markets were mixed again on Wednesday trading with The DOW falling 188 Points or -0.43% The broader S&P500 was virtually unchanged settling one point higher at 5,956 points. The Nasdaq posted modest gains up 48 points or +0.26% to 19,075 points. The Russell 2000 Index was also marginally up by 4 Points to close at 2,174 down 0.20% for the session.

US equity markets were mixed again on Tuesdays trading with The DOW up 159 Points or +0.37% The broader S&P500 was negative losing 27 Points or 0.45% to settle at 5,955 points And again, the Nasdaq was the worst performing index falling 260 points or -1.35% to 19,026 points. The Nasdaq’s loss today pushing it to a 4-day loss of around 5% the most since Sept 2024 The Russell 2000 Index fell 8 P...

US equity markets retreated heavily on Friday The DOW down 750 Points or -1.7% amid reports of increased volatility and a potential correction sited by Goldman Sacs as being related to some 2.7 Trillion in derivatives that are set to expire. Only the consumer staples sector was positive during the session up 1% whilst Consumer discretionary was the worst sector down 2.77%.  The Energy, IT and Indu...

Stocks declined on Thursday after two consecutive record highs for the S&P 500, as investors sold off popular stocks following Walmart’s cautious forecast, raising concerns about the broader economic outlook. It was red across the board with all four major US indices closing down.   Dow:  down 451pts or -1.01% (44,176pts) S&P500:  down 26.6pts or -.43% (6,117pts) Nasdaq:  down 94pts or -.4...

US markets closed up slightly overnight, as investors looked beyond continued tariff threats by the Trump administration. The S&P 500 closed at yet another record high. Notably, the last two ‘record all time highs’ have been without the help of the Magnificent 7.   Shares of Microsoft gained 1% and led the broader technology sector higher after the company unveiled its first ever quantum compu...

Outgoing Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia President Patrick Harker sounded an upbeat note on the state of the U.S. economy on Monday, and said he saw no reason to change interest rate policy right now as the central bank continued to work to lower inflation levels. This preceded comments by Fed Reserve Governor Bowman who noted that while monetary policy “is now in a good place,” she wants to...

Global financial markets were mixed on Friday, influenced by ongoing geopolitical tensions, trade policy developments, and economic data releases. The S&P 500 index was unchanged on the day, closing at 6114pts. AirBnB rallied 14.5%, having released strong Q4 earnings results after the closing bell the previous day. The company noted that they are “continuing to build on 2024 momentum, executin...

U.S. stocks were gathering more steam Thursday after President Trump's tariff update  left open key questions about when they might be applied, and which countries may be impacted. Dow rose 342.87 points or +0.77% , with NVIDIA Corp (up +2.98%) and Cisco Systems Inc (up +2.17%) both gaining over +2%. The broader S&P 500 rose +0.99%. Materials (up +1.75%) lead all 11 of the primary sectors high...

All (3) three major stock indexes were off their lowest levels of Wednesday's session after President Trump suggested that Russian President Vladimir Putin was receptive to talks about its war with Ukraine.

Wall Street's main indexes were mixed on Tuesday as gains in Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO ) and Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL)  offset losses in Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) , while investors analysed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's latest comments. The S&P 500 was down -0.01% at 6,066.07 points . The Nasdaq declined -0.21% to 19,672.22 points , while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up +0.08% at 44...

All three (3) U.S. stock indexes fell on Friday after President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff announcement followed weak jobs and consumer sentiment data. The broader S&P 500 index closed down 57.58 points or 0.95% on Friday , leaving the U.S. large cap stock index with a loss for the week of 0.2%, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The S&P 500 snapped a three-day winning streak and lo...

U.S. equity markets were mixed overnight as investors wait for January’s jobs data. • The Dow 30 was down -0.29% to 44,744 points. • Honeywell the worst performer down -5.64% after reporting weak earnings outlook that was not enough to offset plans to separate into 3 separate companies. • Salesforce was also weaker down -4.91% after the announcement that 25-year Salesforce Veteran and COO Brian Mi...

U.S. equity markets were up overnight in choppy trading. No fresh tariffs to speak of for a change as Trump shifts his focus to the Gaza strip.   The Dow 30 was up 0.71% to 44,873 points. Nike fell -2.80% as it continues to struggle. Now down over 25% the last 12 months. Shares in Disney were down -2.44% after reporting a beat to earnings expectations off the back of strong performance in their st...

U.S. equity markets were up as the investors heaved a sigh of relief after Trump agreed to hit pause on his planned tariffs with Canada and Mexico. However he then announced tariffs on China due to kick in on Tuesday. China has responded by announcing its own tariffs on U.S coal, LNG and crude, as well as a probe into Google. The Dow 30 was up 0.30% to 44,556 points. Merck fell -9.05% despite beat...

U.S. equity markets were down heavily in early trading, before paring losses as Trump promised a 1-month delay to any tariffs to be placed on Mexico.   The Dow 30 down - 0.28% to 44,421.91 points. Apple fell -3.39% as reports emerge that iPhone sales are still lagging in China. IBM was up just under 2% to be the top performer on the index. The broader S&P500 fell -0.76% to 5,994 points after r...

U.S. equity markets finis hed lower on Friday after President Trump said he would place 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, and a 10% tariff on goods from China, now due to go into effect on Tuesday.   The NASDAQ fell 0.28% and the Dow 30 closed down 337 points or -0.75%. The two biggest falls being Chevron down 4.56% after missing earnings estimates, and Nvidia down 3.67% on continued...

U.S. equity markets finish higher overnight, the Dow and S&P 500 traded near session highs in a choppy trading session. Investors remained focused on earnings despite lower-than-expected GDP growth data. U.S. President Donald Trump earlier this morning AEST said he would likely decide by the end of the day whether to put a 25% tariff on imports of Mexican and Canadian oil that would take effec...

US equity markets rose overnight to recover from its previous session falls.  U.S. stocks rose on Tuesday, with artificial intelligence-linked and other technology shares bouncing back from sharp losses the previous day as investors snapped up bargains.

US equity markets declined sharply overnight with a large sell off in the Information Technology sector to kick of the week’s trading. Investors await a slew of key earnings reports this week along with the release of a competitive AI model from a Chinese start up Deep Seek- a competitor to ChatGPT.

US equity markets rallied to record highs on Thursday after President Donald Trump called for lower interest rates and cheaper oil prices. The 30-stock Dow added +408 points, or +0.92% to end at 44,565.07.   The S&P 500 gained +32.34 points of +0.53% to close at 6,118.71, while the Nasdaq Composite rose +44.34 points or +0.22% to 20,053.68.

US equity markets Stocks climbed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 hitting all-time high again, as technology shares such as Oracle and Nvidia rallied on artificial intelligence optimism The 30-stock Dow added +130 points, or +0.30% to end at 44,156.   The S&P 500 gained +37.13 points of 0.61% to close at 6,086.37, while the Nasdaq Composite rose +252.56 points or +12.8% to 20,009.34.