Hawkish Fed boosts the dollar, BoE and BoJ ne...

Send us Fan MailRisk appetite weakens ahead of the Fed and pivotal Microsoft and Metaearnings. Nasdaq 100 index underperforms as investors shift to defensivesectors. Oil prices ease, but geopolitical risks remain elevated. Dollarsupported by risk aversion, as investors eye a hawk ...  Show more

Send us Fan MailOil prices dip on the lack of fresh ME attacks; hopes for fresh ceasefire talks. Risk appetite improves, with US equities rebounding after another difficult week. Investors prepare for pivotal tech earnings, the Fed meeting and key US data releases. Dollar weakens ...  Show more

Yesterday the US Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 0.75% in another hawkish pivot in their on-going quest to tame inflation. They also said they intend to raise interest rates a further 1.75% across their remaining four meetings in 2022

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Prices for assets of all kinds were up Wednesday, including stocks, commodities, and cryptocurrencies. The U.S. dollar continued to strengthen, and global bond yields marched higher. That’s despite the emergence of still more signs of underlying weakness, including Robinhood layi ...  Show more

Sentiment is mixed. The S&P500 eked out small gains after a volatile session. The FOMC minutes, released yesterday, came as a confirmation that the Federal Reserve (Fed) remains fully committed to bringing inflation down, even if it means slower growth. But, the recession talk, l ...  Show more