Global Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Trends
The Twelveth Week of Trading 2022. Last week’s powerful global equity rally started the week on a shaky footing; participants were nervous to see which direction the markets would move. Most markets did finish the week positively, but not convincingly so. The squeeze higher in the US met resistance at the wall of moving averages […]
The Tenth Week of Trading 2022. All the major indices in the US finished down for the week. Investors and governments alike all seem to be caught in the headlights of the geopolitical juggernaut. News, scenarios, falsehoods, fake news, propaganda, and outright lies are dominating the headlines. The Dow Jones Industrial lost -1.99% for the
The Ninth Week of Trading 2022. As we pointed out a couple of weeks ago, “all eyes turned to the Elephant in the room, with the Russia and Ukraine”, beginning to dominate the news cycle. That Elephant has turned rather violent and has stomped many market sectors. United States, Europe, and Asia all got crushed
The Seventh Week of Trading 2022. All eyes turned to the Elephant in the room, with the Russia and Ukraine narrative dominating the global headlines. Investors and traders are now trading along with the latest headlines coming from the US Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken and not those coming from the US Federal Reserve Chairman,
Sixth Week Of Trading 2022. US markets traded mostly up for the majority of the week only to fade by Thursday afternoon and finish the week poorly. Europen and Asian had a positive week of trading. See below. Global Markets Model Portfolios The information contained here is for educational purposes only. Do not use this
Fifth Week of Trading 2022. Investors were grateful to leave January trading jitters in the rearview mirror. January was a bad start to the year for investors, and most are happy to see it behind them. US Markets soared into midweek, only to pull back in Thursday’s session, warning participants to be cautious. The US
Fourth Week of Trading 2022 The fourth week of trading in 2022 was something to behold. At the beginning of trading on Monday, Investors fell through a trap door. Markets plummeted at the open and dropped straight down, only to slam on the breaks in the late morning and recover in the late afternoon. Monday’s
Second Week of Trading 2022 The second week of trading in 2022 was once again dominated by the talk of interest rate hikes in the US. The Federal Reserve (FED) suggested it would take the training wheels off the economy, begin raising rates in an attempt to see if the economy can stand on its
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