Financial Market Breakdown – Week of June 6, 2022 Share Quick Highlights Futures are higher thanks to positive news from China. The economic reopening in China progressed over the weekend as COVID cases continued to decline, authorities relaxed more restrictions in Beijing, and none of the fifty largest cities in China have intense restrictions in… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of June 6, 2022
Financial Market Breakdown – Week of May 31, 2022 Share Quick Highlights Stock futures are moderately lower this morning, tracking losses in EU shares amid renewed inflation concerns. German CPI jumped to 7.9% vs. (E) 7.5% and the Eurozone HICP Flash rose to 8.1% vs. (E) 7.7% in May. Additionally, the EU agreed to a… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of May 31, 2022
Financial Market Breakdown – Week of May 23, 2022 Share Quick Highlights Futures are moderately higher thanks mostly to momentum from Friday’s rebound following a generally quiet weekend. COVID news from China remains mixed as Shanghai continues to relax lockdowns, although Beijing is seeing a continued increase in cases (keeping the threat of more lockdowns… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of May 23, 2022
Financial Market Breakdown – Week of May 16, 2022 Share Quick Highlights Futures are modestly lower on disappointing Chinese economic data and India’s ban on wheat exports. Chinese Industrial Production fell by -2.9% vs. (E) 0.5% and Retail Sales plunged -11.1% vs. (E) -6.6%, underscoring the economic damage from the COVID lockdowns. Geopolitically, India’s ban… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of May 16, 2022
Financial Market Breakdown – Week of May 9, 2022 Share Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Quick Highlights Futures are sharply lower following new COVID lockdowns in China. COVID cases in Shanghai are rising again, prompting new restrictions on movement and work. Meanwhile, Beijing continues to suffer from limited lockdowns and this… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of May 9, 2022
Federal Reserve Rate Hike Share Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Wednesday’s anticipated (and much debated) interest rate hike of 0.5% by the Federal Reserve is aimed at stemming the rising inflation rate by making it more expensive to borrow money. However, rate hikes are never a black and white issue and… Continue reading Federal Reserve Rate Hike
Financial Market Breakdown – Week of May 2, 2022 Share Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Quick Highlights Futures are enjoying a modest oversold bounce following Friday’s selloff, but there was no improvement over the weekend on the three headwinds pressuring stocks: Chinese growth worries, the war in Ukraine, and a hawkish… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of May 2, 2022
Financial Market Breakdown – Week of April 25, 2022 Share Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Quick Highlights Futures are moderately lower on concerns about economic growth as COVID cases rose again in China while hopes for a diplomatic solution in Ukraine have all but faded. China is continuing with its “zero… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of April 25, 2022
Financial Market Breakdown – Week of April 18, 2022 Share Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Quick Highlights Futures are modestly lower following a generally quiet weekend of news. Chinese economic data was better than expected as Q1 GDP rose 4.8% vs. (E) 4.2%, but concerns remain about future economic growth given… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of April 18, 2022
Financial Market Breakdown – Week of April 11, 2022 Share Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on linkedin Quick Highlights Futures are modestly lower as Chinese inflation stayed high while the Russia/Ukraine war may be intensifying. Chinese PPI rose 8.3% vs. (E) 8.1% while CPI gained 1.5% vs. (E) 1.4%, underscoring that inflation has… Continue reading Financial Market Breakdown – Week of April 11, 2022
