Fundamental Analysis

Equities Slide as Signs of Persistent Inflation Sparks Concerns

On Wednesday, US equities closed down, with the Nasdaq leading the decline with a 1% loss. This drop was driven by concerns that persistent inflation, fueled by stronger-than-expected services sector data, might lead to prolonged high interest rates. US services activity (Source: Institute for Supply Management) The Institute for Supply Management disclosed that its non-manufacturing Read More…

Future Trading Strategies
Fundamental Analysis

Equities in the Red as Treasury Yields and Oil Prices Rise

US equities ended Tuesday in the red. The Dow led the decline as Treasury yields climbed, along with oil prices as investors evaluated the Federal Reserve’s interest rate trajectory. Although all three primary US stock indices had seen gains the previous week, driven by hopes of a more lenient Fed stance, that optimism faded by Read More…

Crude oil (CL) futures
Fundamental Analysis

Oil Prices Surge as OPEC+ Commits to Maintaining Supply Cuts

On Monday, oil prices rose due to expectations that OPEC+ would maintain limited supplies and speculations of a halt to the aggressive interest rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve.  US crude rally (Source: Nymex) Saudi Arabia led efforts to boost prices by implementing significant voluntary output cuts as part of the OPEC+ production agreement, Read More…