by Joel Charalambakis | Jun 5, 2016 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action A poor jobs report on Friday sent shocks throughout markets around the globe. The dollar abruptly fell as skepticism renewed over the Fed raising rates at some point over the next two months. Bonds rallied and stocks fell on the day as well. Defensive...
by Thierry Malleret | May 31, 2016 | Weekly Market Update
May 2016 Today’s world is threatened by many a ticking time bomb. Some, like immigration, financial crises or terrorism, tend to blow up suddenly; but the majority – including rising inequalities, ultra-low or negative interest rates, technological...
by Joel Charalambakis | May 21, 2016 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action Investors continued to shy away from risk assets throughout the week as global shares hit a six-week low before regaining some ground on Friday. Money has flowed out of equities for the sixth straight week according to Bank of America and flocked to...
by Joel Charalambakis | May 15, 2016 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action Equities posted their third consecutive week of losses in the U.S. amid mixed data from corporate earnings and economic variables. The retail sector was in heavy focus as several major firms posted weak quarters while retail sales data on Friday was the...
by Thierry Malleret | May 4, 2016 | Weekly Market Update
April 2016 Yet again the IMF global economic for 2016 have been revised downwards by 0.2 percentage points – to 3.2%. Global growth remains weak and uneven, beset by financial, geopolitical and political risks. The best-performing economies, like the US,...
by Joel Charalambakis | May 1, 2016 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action The past week started positively for risk assets but turned sour on Thursday and Friday with markets reverting to their trends for the first six weeks of the year. Some disappointing earnings reports from leading names, including Apple, and chatter from...