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Wed, 15 July 2020
Stocks firm, earnings unmask weakness, OPEC+ decision eyed
European markets moved up again this morning after stocks rallied on Wall Street and futures indicate further gains for US equity markets despite big bank earnings underlining the problems on Main Street. Sentiment recovered somewhat after Moderna’s vaccine candidate showed ‘promising’ results from phase 1 trials. It is too early to call a significant breakthrough, but it’s certainly encouraging.
Tue, 14 July 2020
US oil inventories preview: Crude rebounds after hitting lowest levels since July 1st
Crude oil touched the lowest levels since the start of the month today as investors fretted over the pace of reopening in the world’s major economies. WTI fell to $39.27, but has since rebounded to trade $0.54, or 1.3%, higher at $40.29.
Tue, 14 July 2020
JPM shares rise on record trading revenues
Extrapolating too much from a single bank’s earnings is always an easy trap to fall into … but the quarterly numbers from JPMorgan indicate Main Street is not doing nearly as well as Wall Street – this is not a surprise, but it begs the question of when the credit losses from bad corporate and personal debt starts to catch up with the broader market. Moreover, investors need to ask whether the exceptional trading revenues are all that sustainable.
Tue, 14 July 2020
Stocks pull back as California shuts up shop again, pound retreats
A rolling back of the reopening process in California and rising US-China tensions left Wall St and Asian markets weaker, with stocks in Europe following their lead as surprisingly good Chinese trade data was not enough to calm markets.
Mon, 13 July 2020
Will Joe Biden crash the stock market?
Will stocks go down with a Biden win and Democrat clean sweep? Joe Biden launched his $700bn economic plan by taking aim at Wall Street, banks, the stock market and shareholder capitalism in general. Based on polling data, the stock market will need to better reflect the chance of a Biden presidency combined with a Democrat clean sweep of the House and Senate.
Mon, 13 July 2020
Equities rally ahead of Wall Street’s Q2 earnings season
A positive start to the week for global equities reflected a strong finish on Wall Street on Friday and an unwillingness to get bogged down by record global daily case numbers. A surge in the futures overnight translated into +1% gains for European cash equity markets as they opened, although the immediate move was to retreat off the highs made by the futures.
Sun, 12 July 2020
Week Ahead: Markets brace for ugly earnings season
Coming up this week – just how bad will the Q2 corporate earnings season be and will central banks in Europe and Canada increase stimulus?
Fri, 10 July 2020
Stocks choppy after sharp risk reversal, gilt yields strike fresh lows
Stocks continue to chop around their June-July ranges after risk sentiment rolled over at the start of yesterday’s US session. Surging Covid cases, hospitalizations and deaths in several US states continues to weigh on risk sentiment, Donald Trump was dealt a blow by the Supreme Court, and Joe Biden – who may well become the next president – said he would end the era of ‘shareholder capitalism’.
Thu, 9 July 2020
Risk rolls over in early US trade
Risk appetite has well and truly rolled over. US stocks moved lower in the first hour of trade and continued to leg it south, while oil prices swan dived amid a very messy picture for global markets on Thursday afternoon. Walgreens Boots Alliance shares dragged on the Dow as the stock fell 9% after reporting weaker-than-forecast earnings amid some serious weakness in the UK. The dollar found bid as risk appetite turned south, hurting FX majors like GBPUSD and EURUSD.
