A rocky week for markets
March 27, 2023The STI managed to rise 29 points in volatile trading to 3,212.64 US FOMC and Yellen’s comments paved the early direction Other central banks followed the Fed and raised rates US Treasury...
Read MoreThe US Fed – caught between a rock and a hard place
March 20, 2023Banks in focus as STI underwent volatile week. News of bailouts for US banks and Credit Suisse helped STI rise 6 points or 0.18% to 3,183.28. All eyes on US Fed next...
Read MoreUS interest rate and bank worries drag market lower
March 13, 2023The STI lost 55 points or 1.7% over the week at 3,177.43. US Fed chief Jerome Powell’s testimony to Congress started the selling. Collapse of Silicon Valley Bank raised contagion concerns. US...
Read MoreSTI down 1.5% on inflation, rate hike worries
March 6, 2023The STI fell every day last week, losing 50 pts or 1.5% at 3,232.02. US inflation and higher interest rates were the main reasons. Wall St managed to rally despite rise in...
Read MoreMonthly wrap for February 2023: Renewed US rate worries cut 3.1% off the STI
March 1, 2023The STI fell 3.1% in Feb to 3,262.63 on renewed US rate worries. All 3 US indices fell over the month. Market is now pricing in 25% chance of 50-points rate hike this...
Read MoreUS interest rate worries continue to haunt the local market
February 27, 2023The STI fell for 4 out of 5 days, losing 1.4% at 3,282.3. US interest rate fears continued to haunt the market. Wall St stocks and bonds tumbled after Friday’s release of...
Read MoreUS rate fears continue to weigh on markets
February 20, 2023The Straits Times Index lost 1% at 3,328.37. Uncertainty over direction of US interest rates were main cause. Latest US CPI figures and comments by Fed officials spooked Wall St. US Treasury...
Read MoreSTI drops 0.7%, markets unsure of where US interest rates are headed
February 13, 2023Ambiguous Fed statements are confusing markets. With US Treasury bond yields rising, all 3 Wall St indices closed lower for the week. The STI reflected this uncertainty, dropping 0.7% to 3,360.69. All...
Read MoreThe STI fell 0.3% in choppy week as traders kept an eye on US FOMC meeting
February 6, 2023The US Federal Reserve delivered the expected 25-basis points rate hike Despite Fed warnings and a strong January jobs report, Wall St closed mainly higher but the STI fell 0.3% to 3,384.29 Banks...
Read MoreMonthly wrap for January 2023: “As goes January, so goes the year”?
February 1, 2023The STI rose 3.5% in January to close at 3,365.67. All three Wall Street indices posted strong gains in January. Hopes of a dovish Fed have underpinned the rises; all eyes on Wednesday’s...
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