weekly analysis

Global equities and commodities started the new week slightly higher on Monday as investors took a breather following the previous week's sell-off. During the last week, the as global equities plunged on concerns that high inflation and monetary policy tightening will fuel an economic slowdown...

Global equities and precious metals extended the losses last week following the release of US inflation data on Wednesday. However, the markets slightly recovered from the previous week's sell-off while the overall momentum remains bearish as investors remained cautious about the rising...

Global equities and precious metals ended last week on a downbeat note driven by mixed earnings results, rising inflation and tightening measures by the Fed. Last week, the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark overnight interest rate by half a percentage point, the biggest jump in 22 years. This...

Global markets including equities, commodities and precious metals started the new on a bearish note ahead of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy announcement on Wednesday. The Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise rates by a half-point at its meeting. On the other hand, the other key...

Globally, the markets were cautious last week driven by hawkish comments from ECB and FED policymakers. Moving ahead to the last week of this month the investors and traders have become increasingly concerned about several ongoing issues including rising inflation pressures and China’s worsening...

Global stocks ended the last week lower after a bigger-than-expected rise in U.S. consumer prices fanned fears about an increase in inflationary pressure. Consumer prices in the US surged by 8.5 percent in March, the fastest pace since 1981. This week, traders will now turn their attention to...

Global stocks and US stock indexes fell last week after minutes from the Fed's March meeting pointed to aggressive rate hikes. The minutes showed that the U.S. central bank is prepared to raise rates sharply and reduce its balance sheet to cool the economy. Moving ahead, this week the key...

Central banks playing catchup There has been incredible resilience in equity markets in recent weeks as central banks have ramped up interest rate expectations, particularly at the Fed, and bond markets have at times priced in a recession. While there have been wobbles in stock markets, they’ve...

Last week the global stocks and commodities ended mostly in negative territory driven by the mixed US jobs report and rising inflation. This week, the main event on the calendar for monetary policy is the meeting of the Reserve Bank of Australia on Tuesday morning. On the other hand, the traders...

Are investors right to be optimistic? As we head into the second quarter, it seems the list of economic concerns is growing rather than shrinking and yet equity markets find themselves in a very comfortable position. The rebound from the post-invasion lows has been impressive, to say the least...

This week all eyes will be turning to the release of the US employment report on Friday. Economists are expecting that U.S. employers created 485,000 jobs last month, with the unemployment rate dropping to 3.7%. On the other hand, the final revisions to US and UK GDP numbers are also likely to...

Global equity and cryptocurrency markets ended higher last week as investors digested mounting uncertainties around Russia-Ukraine talks. Moving ahead to this week, there are no important economic reports scheduled to be released in the U.S. this week except the Durable goods orders data which...

It’s a huge week ahead with three major central banks providing their latest interest rate decision and monetary policy outlook. The US Fed's policymaking committee is due to deliver its latest economic and interest rate policy update on Wednesday, followed by the Bank of England and the Bank of...

Global markets were under huge pressure on Monday after the massive jump in energy and commodity prices as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues. The sell-off in equities has spilled over to Asian markets, with all major indices in the red and US futures trading weaker. This week Investors...

Global markets are shaky as investors continued to monitor developments around the Russia-Ukraine war, the delegations from Ukraine and Russia will meet for possible peace talks on the Belarus border on Monday afternoon. Meanwhile, Ukraine already launched a case against Russia at the United...

Global markets have calmed down slightly on Monday morning from the early sell-off after the French President Emmanuel Macron’s office announced that US President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed in principle to a summit. Macron spoke with Putin twice Sunday, both...

This week huge volatility is expected to be back as the tensions heat up on the Russia-Ukraine border. The conflict will continue to deal a heavy blow to the global markets especially It is more clear after the Friday late-night market movement. On the other hand, the investors also waiting for...

This week all eyes will be turning to the US inflation data which will give us the latest insight into whether inflation continues to rise further upside. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release its January inflation data on Thursday. Economists are forecasting that US consumer price index...

This week’s main events in monetary policy are the meetings of the Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve. However, eyes are mainly on the US Federal Reserve bank this week as the US central bank is expected to provide a clear timeline related to its tightening of monetary policy and the...

Global equities ended last week on a downbeat note driven by mixed earnings results, rising inflation and omicron fears. Moving ahead to this week, the COVID-19 headlines, the latest inflation data from UK and Eurozone, and the Q4 earnings season stand out as key events. On the earnings front...