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Midterm Election Week Kicks Off with Apple Earnings, Cautious Sentiment and Key Signals from Bond Markets
The week of the US midterm elections opens with financial markets rattled by a challenging Friday for the technology sector (with Apple’s earnings results due today) and global bonds testing a major resistance level represented by the long-term moving average. [+]
Markets End the Week on Edge: Tech and Gold Remain Under Pressure as US Small Caps Shine
The week is drawing to a close with the same concerns that marked its opening. Earnings reports from the major technology companies have done little to brighten the outlook. On the contrary, weaker-than-expected figures from Alphabet and concerns surrounding Intel [+]
Earnings and Fed Fail to Lift Sentiment as Markets Await Amazon, ECB and PCE Inflation Data
Markets are reacting cautiously to a packed Wednesday of macroeconomic data and corporate earnings. The Fed’s non-unanimous decision and mixed quarterly results from Microsoft (which beat expectations) and Alphabet (which fell short of expectations) are slowing the tech sector’s recovery [+]
Here We Go: Fed Decision and Microsoft, Alphabet Earnings in Focus; Sentiment Neutral as Equities Edge Higher
The week is getting into full swing, with markets awaiting monetary policy decisions from the Bank of Canada and the US Federal Reserve, alongside quarterly earnings from Microsoft and Alphabet. While the Fed is widely expected to leave interest rates [+]
Markets in Wait-and-See Mode: Equities in Limbo, Gold Under Pressure
News of Anthropic’s imminent IPO, upcoming elections in Brazil, Israel and the United States, and diplomatic efforts in the Gulf. These were the main developments driving financial markets yesterday, with little change in overall sentiment and a modest recovery in [+]
Markets Brace for Busy Week of Central Bank Decisions, Inflation Data, Earnings and Q3 GDP
A particularly eventful week is getting underway across financial markets. Following the sharp slowdown over the past week, investors are preparing to hear the rationale behind—and the decisions taken by—the ECB, Fed, BoJ and Bank of Canada. Inflation will take [+]
Tech Skepticism and Energy Crisis Rattle Markets; Risk-Off Flows Boost Treasuries
Skepticism toward the technology sector and the energy crisis. These are the two key factors that dominated the week, overshadowing even the positive signals coming from this week’s earnings reports. The risk-off signals we discussed yesterday have intensified, and our [+]
Markets Turn Cautious Despite Earnings, as Oil and Dollar Strengthen on Risk-Off Signals
Caution. This seems to be the key word for financial markets in recent days, amid a stream of conflicting news. Strong quarterly results from technology companies have failed to lift market sentiment, while developments in the Middle East are fueling [+]
Markets Shift Into High Gear: Tesla and Meta Earnings Follow SpaceX Buzz; Sentiment Remains Neutral
The trading week is gathering momentum, with major market movers emerging from both the macroeconomic front and the corporate earnings season. Overall sentiment remains broadly neutral, as investors continue to balance concerns over inflation and the cost of money against [+]
Markets Turn Cautious as SpaceX and GM Earnings Loom; Dollar and Oil Strengthen
Financial markets remain in neutral sentiment territory, with the most significant moves concentrated in the technology sector. Investors are closely monitoring the delicate situation in France and the worrying signals emerging from the Gulf. Oil and the US dollar have [+]
Risk-On Sentiment Fades as Heavy Earnings Week Begins
The week in financial markets begins with a sharp slowdown in risk-on sentiment. The technology sector remains volatile as investors await next Wednesday’s first major batch of earnings reports, with Tesla, IBM and Meta due to report. Meanwhile, the complex [+]
Financial Market Sentiment Holds in Neutral Territory as Bonds Show Signs of Life and Asia Equities Remain Volatile
Financial markets are showing signs of stabilization towards the end of the week. The key development is the return of global bonds above the 50-point threshold on our Health Score, providing a further indication that the market may have moved [+]
US Inflation and Tech Weakness Weigh on Market Sentiment
The US inflation data has revived the likelihood of another Fed rate hike before year-end, while the technology sector continues to weaken across equity markets and a fresh sell-off in semiconductors is unfolding in Asian markets. Sentiment has shifted decisively [+]
US Inflation in Focus as Early Earnings Fail to Lift Market Sentiment
Financial markets are awaiting the US inflation data for September 2026, while cautiously welcoming the results of the first quarterly earnings reports from the banking sector. Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo and Citi have beaten expectations, while JPMorgan reported figures slightly [+]
Markets Week Heats Up: Big US Bank Earnings, Fresh Semiconductor Sell-Off — and Value Makes a Comeback
The trading week is gathering momentum. Ahead of the first major batch of earnings reports (Citigroup, JPMorgan and Wells Fargo), investors are weighing the latest figures from the IMF’s World Economic Outlook against a fresh wave of selling pressure in [+]
US Earnings and Inflation in a Geopolitically Charged Week
The week ahead promises plenty of market-moving developments. Starting tomorrow, the first major US banking sector earnings reports will begin to roll in. On the macroeconomic front, the key events to watch will be the release of US inflation data [+]
Markets End Week in Neutral Territory as Earnings Loom; Bonds Attempt to Bottom
Financial markets are heading into the close of a week once again dominated by bond yield dynamics and the ongoing debate surrounding AI. Yesterday, the flurry of reports about OpenAI’s revenue figures sent shockwaves through the technology and semiconductor sectors. [+]
Volatile Financial Conditions as Yields, Debt Debate Temper Risk-On Sentiment
Financial market conditions remain volatile. The attempt at a risk-on recovery has encountered new obstacles amid renewed tensions in the Middle East and growing debate over the sustainability of France’s public debt. The latter has fueled—despite the lack of any [+]
Risk-On Momentum Builds as Global Bonds Search for a Bottom
Attempts to strengthen the risk-on tone across financial markets continue, with US equities edging back toward record highs, driven by the technology and semiconductor sectors. On the other hand, global fixed income continues to test a potential bottoming area. Investors [+]
Markets Stay Neutral-to-Moderately Positive as Equities-Yields Dynamic Holds Firm
Financial markets continue to grapple with two deeply divergent narratives across equities and fixed income. Sentiment remains between neutral and moderately positive, with equities still in neutral territory according to our scores, although elements of risk-on behavior are emerging from [+]