Oil Soars Despite Looming Fed Hikes



It seems that demand has caught up with supply, or rather, that supply has been sapped by a combination of low crude prices and terrorist attacks in Nigeria. Oil has been rising this week, despite an earlier dip due to the appreciation of the US Dollar. In fact, the...

Markets Rising But It Is Too Soon To Party



Markets erased much of their losses on Tuesday, with financial stocks leading the way. Reports showing the highest residential real estate sales since the beginning of 2008, during the month of April, certainly contributed to the upswing. Other assets also responded...

Markets Responding To Expected Rate Increases



Markets have opened the week with losses, mainly due to the fact that the Fed reaffirmed its determination to put an end to the era of cheap money. To many, it may seem that a 25 basis point hike in interest rates, is a moderate hike. In absolute terms, that would be...

Financial Markets – Preview for Week Starting 22nd May 2016



Major Events of Last Week A major market-moving catalyst emerged last week when the US Federal Reserve published the minutes from the latest monetary policy meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC). Investors were caught totally unawares by the hawkish tone...

Fed Fueled Uncertainty Generates Volatility



Speculation has taken over the markets as a result of the consistently ambiguous language coming from the Fed, regarding interest rate hikes. Investors and analysts will be digging into the April Fed meeting minutes, to look for some clues as to how many times will...

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