Category: Insights

In May 2024, minutes from the recent Federal Open Market Committee (“FOMC”) meeting suggested that Federal Reserve officials grew more concerned about inflation [1], with members indicating that they lacked the confidence to move forward on interest rate reductions and…

In April 2024, interest rates at major central banks stayed the same as the prospect of higher-for-longer U.S. Federal Reserve rates exerted some pressure on policymakers. All four of the central banks overseeing the 10 most heavily traded currencies that…

In March 2024, central banks were in the driver’s seat for currency markets. Both the Federal (Fed) and Bank of England (BoE) have decided to maintain the rates in a range of 5.25% to 5.50% [1] and 5.25% [2] respectively. With the…

In February, both S&P500 & NASDAQ are up more than 4% supported by the strong AI demand. With NVDA delivering a clear beat for F4Q23 earnings as outstanding Data Center sales (+27% q/q) drove margin outperformance. Revenue for F1Q24 is…

2024 started off well for US Equities as S&P 500 Index reaches all-time high. US economic indicators released in January, showed a resilient US economy admittedly with inflationary pressure seemly under control and abating.  On the flip side, we have…

Navigating the Soft Landing: Can the US Economy Glide SmoothlyAs excess savings are depleting, consumers will either be forced to finance spending at higher rates or slow down the pace of purchases as consumer loans and interest rates on credit…

It was, by all measures, a challenging October 2023 for the financial markets, especially for risky assets as the global bond market sell-off triggered broad-based volatility across risk assets over the past month. Certainly, the sudden escalation of conflicts in…

September 2023 unfolded as a month best left unremembered, characterized by lacklustre performance in equities markets as investors took a defensive approach by reducing their exposure to stocks. Despite the Fed's decision to pause rate hikes in September 2023, their…

August was characterised by receding US recession risk and the rise of the long-dated US Treasury Yields as economic growth stayed at or above trend and economic data continues to show resilient. Over the course of the month, the 30-year…

Throughout most of July, the financial markets experienced significant volatility until the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) announced a 25-basis-point increase in interest rates on the 25th and 26th of July. This decision came after a pause in rate hikes…