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Wall st rallies on tech lead, ECB turns hawkish, kind of

Tech stocks led US equities higher overnight, the Nasdaq rallied 1.3% making it three up sessions on the trot, led by tech heavyweights Amazon (AMZN) and a blockbuster session from Tesla (TSLA) which finished up almost 10% after a positive earnings r...

July 22, 2022
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Short Term Break Out on the S&P500

The S&P 500 has been battered and bruised in one of the worst first half of the years in history. However, there are some signs that it may be turning. A short term long buying opportunity on the SPY looks to be apparent. With the recent bulli...

July 21, 2022
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US equities rally despite European pessimism , BOJ, ECB preview

The short squeeze continued in the US overnight as equites were well bid during the cash session seeing a second straight rise as slowly improving investor sentiment seeing the S&P 500 close up 23 points or 0.6%. In Europe, things were not so ...

July 21, 2022
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Tesla delivers in Q2

Tesla Inc. (TSLA) announced its latest financial results after the market close on Wall Street on Wednesday. World’s largest automaker reported solid results for Q2 of 2022. Revenue reported at $16.934 billion vs. $16.539 billion expected. ...

July 21, 2022
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Is the AUDUSD ready to reverse?

Recent History The USD has been on a tear in recent months as volatile market conditions have sent the currency rocketing. Inflationary pressures and recession fears have seen investors turn to the USD whilst at the same time taking off risk from th...

July 20, 2022
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Sour Apple wrecks tech as recession fears see USD soften

US stocks took a sharp dive at the end of their session with the Nasdaq swinging from +1.5% to -1% on the day, the move lower conincided with a report on the newswires the Apple plans to slow hiring and curb spending next year to prepare for a possib...

July 19, 2022
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The Week Ahead – Central banks in focus, can the ECB or BOJ surprise?

Friday’s session saw a big rally in US equities as rate markets pared back some the pricing in of a 100bp hike at the next FOMC meeting after the red hot CPI figures on Wednesday. Fed hawks Waller and Bullard both hinted they favour a 75bp hike,...

July 18, 2022
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ANZ set to acquire Suncorp in mega acquisition

Big 4 bank ANZ is set to takeover Suncorp in a massive buyout. The agreement stipulates that the buyout is only for the banking side of the business with the insurance arm not being apart of the deal.   Details of the deal ANZ is set to...

July 18, 2022
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Morgan Stanley results announced

Morgan Stanley (MS) reported its latest financial results for the second quarter before the market open in the US on Thursday. The US financial services company reported revenue of $13.132 billion in Q2 which did not meet analyst forecast of $13.3...

July 15, 2022
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JPMorgan falls short in Q2

JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) reported its latest financial results for Q2 before the opening bell on Wall Street on Thursday. World’s largest bank reported revenue of $30.715 billion, falling short of analyst estimate of $31.806 billion. Ea...

July 15, 2022
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Oil dips to the bottom of its range as recession fears hit the market.

Oil has seen its first real slip up in price since March. The commodity had been running on the back of high inflation and supply issues stemming from the Russian and Ukraine crisis. During the run Oil peaked at $137 a barrel before entering a period...

July 15, 2022
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Australian employment figures see a big beat as unemployment hits an historical low

Australian employment figures saw 88,000 new jobs created in June, a huge beat of the expected 30k analysts had forecast. The unemployment rate also dropped to a level not seen since 1974 , coming in at 3.5% , well below the forecasted 3.8%.  ...

July 14, 2022
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PepsiCo tops Q2 estimates

PepsiCo Inc. (PEP) reported its Q2 earnings results before the opening bell on Wall Street on Tuesday. The US beverage and food company reported revenue of $20.225 billion for the quarter vs. analyst forecast of $19.513 billion. Earnings per sh...

July 13, 2022
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Market Update – The week ahead

Equity Indices saw some positive price action over the last week. The US continued to rally, albeit with a sense of unsurety. The S&P 500 finished Friday in a flat session as it saw close to a 4% rise for the week. The NASDAQ and the Dow Jones bo...

July 11, 2022
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Electric cars, space travel… and Twitter – Elon Musk becomes the largest shareholder

On 25th March, Elon Musk asked his 80.6 million followers on Twitter whether ''free speech is essential to a functioning democracy'' and if people ''believe Twitter rigorously adheres to this principle''. He followed up the tweet with ''The co...

April 6, 2022
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