Financial Markets Preview – Week of October 19, 2014



Week in Review After a week during which blind panic dominated directional movements driving global equities constantly lower, the stock markets staged a late rally last Friday. Investor confidence was bolstered by the posting of a spate of robust corporate earnings...

Financial Markets Preview – Week of October 5, 2014



Week in Review An ugly start to October was decisively washed away last Friday when the market mood turned euphoric following the release of the eagerly awaited labor report by the USA, which would only be classified as stellar. Jubilant investors dramatically hiked...

Financial Markets Preview – Week of September 28, 2014



Week in Review The world stock markets succeeded in paring a significant portion of the sizeable losses they suffered the day before by rebounding strongly last Friday. After equities crashed by their largest daily amount last Thursday since the end of July, a strong...

Financial Markets Preview – Week of September 21, 2014



Week in Review Global equities basically trended water last Friday after enduring a volatile week during which they recorded substantial gains. Although stock prices pared initial gains towards the end of last week amid declines within the technological sector,...

Financial Markets Preview – Week of September 14, 2014



Week in Review Increasing conjecture that the US Federal Reserve will soon adopt a more hawkish stance towards its forward guidance policy exerted pressure on the global stock markets last Friday by pushing them lower. A key research document published by the San...

Financial Markets Preview – Week of September 7, 2014



Week in Review Last week witnessed a number of volatile events; some of which surprised investors by catching them completely off-guard. For example, the USA posted its highly anticipated labor report last Friday which badly missed analysts’ expectations. Earlier...

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