by Joel Charalambakis | May 22, 2015 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action Equity markets in the U.S. remained subdued again this week in light of little economic data. Earnings reported this week, most notably from the retail sector, were mixed as expected. Stocks remain in a tight trading range while long-term bonds go...
by Joel Charalambakis | May 15, 2015 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action While equity markets in the U.S. pulled out small gains fixed income movements dominated discussion during this past week. Considerable moves in longer term bonds in the U.S. and Europe captured attention with benchmark rates hitting their highs...
by Joel Charalambakis | May 8, 2015 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action Thanks to a strong rally following the April jobs report U.S. markets were able to recover from their grizzly performance earlier in the week. Bonds also sold off, pushing yields higher and fueling the Financials sector’s leadership for the week. The...
by Thierry Malleret | May 4, 2015 | Weekly Market Update
Many pundits and investors are coming to the realization that we live in a world in which there is too much of too many things. There is too much debt of course, but also too much labour (as paradoxical as it may seem in an ageing world) and too much capital. This...
by Joel Charalambakis | May 1, 2015 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action Markets around the globe struggled to maintain their recent upward momentum this week. In the U.S. poor economic data sent markets on a spiral before recovering most of their losses on Friday. Materials and Energy were the leading sectors this week....
by Joel Charalambakis | Apr 25, 2015 | Weekly Market Update
Market Action Volatility stayed on at low levels throughout the week, as little macroeconomic data was reported and earnings held the spotlight. Notable names in the Telecoms, Consumer Discretionary and Technology sectors announced strong earnings to help propel those...