30 Apr 2024 - US markets continued to rise underpinned by strong earnings numbers. Results from the reporting season so far have seen over 80 per cent of US companies beating expectations.
29 Apr 2024 - US markets pushed higher led by the big tech names as earnings numbers continued to surprise on the upside.
26 Apr 2024 - US stocks slid as mixed economic data raised fears that stagflation may rear its ugly head, as growth numbers came in weaker than expected and price growth higher than expected.
24 Apr 2024 - US stocks surged higher as a raft of corporate earnings results came in ahead of expectations.
23 Apr 2024 - US stocks bounced back in US trading as Middle East tensions eased and investors turned their attention to the release of major company earnings results.
22 Apr 2024 - Early trading saw oil spike more than 3 per cent and Middle East tensions take centre stage until the limited nature of Israel’s retaliation against Iran became apparent, easing concerns of any further escalation in the region and calming markets.
19 Apr 2024 - US jobless numbers held steady overnight, adding yet another data point that suggests the US economy is firing on all cylinders.
18 Apr 2024 - US markets ended in the red for the fourth trading day in a row as big tech names weighed heavily on markets.
17 Apr 2024 - US markets finished close to the flatline following Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell comments that interest rates may need to stay elevated.
16 Apr 2024 - Stocks erased early gains to finish well in the red after much stronger than expected retail sales cast further uncertainty around the likelihood and timing of rate cuts. Continued concerns around possible Israeli retaliation for Iran’s weekend attack also weighed heavily on markets.
