Today's Editorial
Investors see life through rose-colored glasses
Wall Street is on course for a positive week. So far, the S&P500 has fallen just twice in three weeks. Investors are still super optimistic, already fantasizing about rate cuts next year.
November 17, 2023 at 09:19 am EST
Joe Biden and Xi Jinping almost made up
Wall Street looks like it’s taking a pause today after a few days of strong gains due to optimism that the end of rate hikes has finally arrived. Futures were all slightly in the red in premarket...
November 16, 2023 at 09:41 am EST
If you didn’t have enough signs, here’s more
The publication of lower-than-expected US inflation in October removed investors’ last mental barriers to take more risks. All indices soared yesterday and there’s now even speculation about how...
November 15, 2023 at 09:32 am EST
The ideal scenario is becoming reality
Investors were eagerly awaiting the CPI data to assess whether their ideal scenario that there will be no more Fed rate hikes would come to fruition. The data was even better than they expected....
November 14, 2023 at 08:54 am EST
Big tech saves the day
Investors are betting that the Fed will no longer raise rates, but it's a more reasoned bet than it might seem: they're betting on the big all-rounders, even if they're obviously also attracted by the...
November 13, 2023 at 09:50 am EST
The market is about to call Powell's bluff
While investors were already cheering the end of rate hikes, Jerome Powell brought them back to reality in a hawkish speech yesterday. However, this didn't have much impact on indices...
November 10, 2023 at 08:54 am EST
Job data is a good omen before Powell's speech
To pivot or not to pivot? That’s the question as the Fed head is due to speak again later today. His speech will be closely watched by his investors, who were disappointed by his silence on the...
November 09, 2023 at 09:27 am EST
Another clue on monetary policy?
The fed remains the focus of investors today, while corporate earnings reports continue to pour in and Beijing seems to have found a way to ease the Country Garden crisis. The glass is still half-full...
November 08, 2023 at 09:13 am EST
All good things must come to an end
Wall Street is taking a little time to breathe after a bullish week buoyed by hopes of the end of the Fed’s monetary tightening cycle. In the meantime, earnings reports continue to flow, WeWork...
November 07, 2023 at 09:52 am EST
Fragmented feeling?
Last week, the mood in the stock markets shifted positively. The bullish investors dominated over the bearish ones. They were unfazed by how they were perceived, focusing only on the rising market...
November 06, 2023 at 07:54 am EST
But where have the bears gone?
Investors are hopeful this week might be the best for equities this year, thanks to a positive trend since Monday. They're betting on the end of the central bank rate hike cycle. The momentum has been...
November 03, 2023 at 08:21 am EDT
The Fed doesn't want to raise rates (but is pretending to)
Investors are starting to believe that the possibility of a Fed rate hike in the near future is decreasing. This belief is reflected in the ongoing rebound of equity markets, as investors feel more...
November 02, 2023 at 08:39 am EDT
The Halloween strategy
Equity markets were in the green yesterday but opened slightly down this morning, ahead of a flurry of corporate results, central bank decisions and macroeconomic statistics, all set against the...
October 31, 2023 at 10:40 am EDT
Central bank bonanza!
Shares have lost ground across the board on fears that the US central bank will maintain its restrictive monetary policy and that the Middle East conflict will spread. In the coming days, a number of...
October 30, 2023 at 10:15 am EDT
Wait... Something's not right...
US futures were in the green after data on personal income and inflation came more or less in line with expectations. While everything seems to be going well for the American economy, corporate...
October 27, 2023 at 10:01 am EDT
All hail the resilience of the US economy
Today's trading session is all about corporate results, the ECB's rate decision, and a set of economic data, including the first estimate of US Q3 GDP.
October 26, 2023 at 09:39 am EDT
Mixed results, mixed indices
The U.S. dollar continued the previous day's rally, while futures struggled for direction in premarket trading, after a mixed batch of results, including a disappointing performance from Alphabet.
October 25, 2023 at 09:26 am EDT
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