TAG: Bond
Beat the street: NFP points to still-tight US jobs market; Johnson & Johnson – Shockwave; oil prices rise
Brent and WTI hits their highest levels since October. We find out what the next technical levels are for oil with IG’s Shaun Murison. (AI Video Summary) Today's trading overview In this latest episode of "Beat the street", the focus was on the unexpecte...
6 months ago
Are markets turning a corner into a downhill slide?
Ron William from RW Advisory looks across the change in sentiment and considers the potential path of the markets up to and past the US elections. (AI Video Summary) Discussing current equity volatility and pullback In this IGTV interview hosted by Je...
5 months ago
Bank of Japan (BoJ) preview: Fresh outlook report to take centre stage
Previous March meeting marked a historic policy shift The BoJ is set to hold their monetary meeting across 25 – 26 April 2024. At the previous meeting, the BoJ raised its key short-term interest rate from -0.1% to a range of 0% - 0.1% for the first time i...
5 months ago
Asia Day Ahead: Weaker US data open door for earlier rate cuts
Asia Open Into the new trading week, markets in Japan, South Korea and Thailand are closed for holiday, setting the region up for a more tamed start. Nevertheless, market participants have been cheering the weaker-than-expected US jobs report and US servi...
5 months ago
Tech stocks drive market selloff
US stocks decline amid tech sell-off Wall Street experienced a sharp decline on Thursday, with technology stocks leading the downturn. The tech-heavy NASDAQ 100 Composite closed 2.3% lower, while the broader S&P 500 fell 1.4%. The Philadelphia Sem...
2 months ago
China’s attempts to halt its bond rally can misfire
Just as Japan declares victory over using government bond yields to set monetary policy and boost economic growth, China begins its own.Yield-curve control, which aims to maintain yields at a certain level, is controversial. Since the Bank of Japan starte...
2 months ago
S-REITs: Are we finally seeing a turnaround?
Dovish Fed paves the way for optimism Within the Straits Times Index (STI), property counters and S-REITs are seeing broad gains in today’s session, coming off the dovish tone from Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell at Jackson Hole. In the lead-up...
1 month ago
What’s ahead for the Straits Times Index?
STI trading at its highest level since April 2018 Headlines around the Straits Times Index (STI) lately have revolved around the index punching above its key 3500 level to deliver its highest close since April 2018. Over the past month, 27 out of its 30 c...
4 weeks ago