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Global Market Commentary Chart: S&P 500 as of 16/12/25   As the end of the year draws near the markets remain placid with most of the focus centred around the AI trade and the first real release of tier 1 economic data we have had in some time. November NFP data was front of everyone’s minds last night and it came in mixed. For November the US added 64k jobs which was higher than the 50k expected, but the unemployment rate climbed to 4.6% from 4.4% on the back of a higher-tha

Global Market Commentary Chart: S&P 500 as of 01/12/25   A slightly early update this week, mostly due to scheduling, so it may end up being a shorter read. However, we can all breathe a sigh of relief as a nasty 20% correction looks to have been avoided, for now. There were some real concerns after the NVDA results as markets turned on a dime and were unable to hold onto their gains. For the NASDAQ that meant a 5% swing which without reason got my attention. This turned out

Global Market Commentary Chart: S&P 500 as at 31/01/25   There is a saying that a week is a long time in football, meaning so much can...

Global Market Commentary Chart: S&P 500 as at 07/08/24   After the week we had in the markets I thought it was important to get a note...

Global Market Commentary Chart: S&P 500 as at 13/03/24 Global equity markets have been on a tear to start the year with the S&P500,...

Global Market Commentary Chart: S&P 500 as at 05/11/23 What a wild ride in markets it has been over the past week, especially in the US....

Global Market Commentary Chart: S&P 500 as at 24/10/23 As much as the cogs of the market shift and change under the hood the overarching...

Global Market Commentary Chart: S&P 500 as at 28/08/23 A bearish tone has beset global equity markets since we last spoke with the S&P500...

Global Market Commentary Chart: S&P 500 as at 19/07/23 The S&P500 continues with a ‘rip your face off’ rally that continues to defy the...

Global Market Commentary Chart: S&P 500 as at 05/04/23 Before we delve into the most recent events of global equity markets, I wanted to...