Market Snapshot January 2nd 2026
New Year, New Challenges, New Starts. Data: 🟦 Global Rates / Yields United States (Treasuries):S. yields were mixed but broadly steady into year-end, with the curve still inverted and the long end anchored near recent highs. 2Y ~3.45% | 10Y ~4.14% | 30Y ~4.81%. United Kingdom (Gilts): UK long-end yields stayed elevated into year-end supply […]
Market Snapshot December 31 2025
Market Snapshot 30.12.2025: New Year’s coming Data: 🟦 Global Rates / Yields United States (Treasuries): Long-end yields edged higher as liquidity improved slightly post-holiday. 2Y ~3.55–3.62% | 5Y ~3.95–4.02% | 10Y ~4.25–4.30% | 30Y ~4.92–4.98%. Curve steepening continued, reflecting higher term premium and expectations that Fed easing is pushed into late-2026. United Kingdom (Gilts): 10Y […]
Market Snapshot December 11th 2025
25bps cut is not the only story … Volatility incoming. Data: – Global equities traded narrowly mixed, as markets entered the final 48 hours before the Federal Reserve, ECB, and Bank of Japan policy decisions. Positioning remained cautious, and flows were light as traders prepared for one of the most consequential macro weeks of Q4. […]
Market Snapshot December 10th 2025
RBA Keeps Rates, FOMC? Data: – Core global rates remained elevated but stable: the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield hovered near 4.17%, the UK 10-year around 4.53%, and the German 10-year near 2.87%, as markets balanced softer inflation against concerns over fiscal sustainability and tighter long-end conditions. – FX markets responded to diverging central-bank paths: AUD/USD […]
Market Snapshot October 29th 2025
Data – Global equities reached record highs, with the S&P 500 (+0.87%), Dow Jones (+0.62%), and Nasdaq (+1.21%) all closing at new peaks, fueled by strong corporate earnings and optimism ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. – Apple Inc. briefly touched a US$ 4 trillion market capitalization — becoming only the third global company […]
Market In Review 24/2023
Massive week of news coming up, so volatility will be extreme.
Market In Review 19/2023
Chicken or egg – for The Fed to fold, the market will have to crash but the market won’t crash because everyone knows The Fed will fold and juice stocks back to un-reality
Market In Review 18/2023
All eyes will be on the Fed at the FOMC. Odds are high for a 0.25% move again which is in stark contrast to the RBA who will not raise rates. Making the interest rate differential between the two economies at 1.65%.
Market In Review 05/2023
If you live for volatility and were bored, or could not find a trade last week, then this is your week. Vol’ is gonna be all over the shop. Trade accordingly.
Market in Review 45/2022
A very busy week finished with the Aussie dollar posting its largest daily percentage move in 12 years, closing +3.07%.
