Weekly Market Analysis page 3
February 14, 2025
Key events:
USA - Core Retail Sales (MoM) (Jan)
USA - Retail Sales (MoM) (Jan)
The S&P 500 ended Thursday’s session on a positive note after President Donald Trump signed an executive order to examine the feasibility of imposing reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners. While the move raised…
February 13, 2025
Key events:
UK - GDP (YoY) (Q4)
UK - GDP (MoM) (Dec)
UK - GDP (QoQ) (Q4)
USA - Initial Jobless Claims
USA - PPI (MoM) (Jan)
USA - 30-Year Bond Auction
The S&P 500 slipped on Wednesday as unexpected inflation data complicated the Federal Reserve's path toward potential rate cuts. The Dow Jones…
February 12, 2025
Key events:
USA - Core CPI (MoM) (Jan)
USA - CPI (MoM) (Jan)
USA - CPI (YoY) (Jan)
USA - Fed Chair Powell Testifies
USA - Crude Oil Inventories
USA - 10-Year Note Auction
The S&P 500 closed with modest gains on Tuesday, as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell signaled no urgency in cutting…
February 11, 2025
Key events:
UK - BoE MPC Member Mann Speaks
USA - Fed Chair Powell Testifies
USA - FOMC Member Bowman Speaks
USA - FOMC Member Williams Speaks
The S&P 500 closed higher on Monday as a rally in tech stocks, led by Nvidia, outweighed investor concerns over US tariff policy ahead of a pivotal…
February 10, 2025
Key events:
Eurozone - ECB President Lagarde Speaks
The Dow Jones Industrial Average faced another rough session on Friday as weaker-than-expected nonfarm payrolls and a sharp drop in the University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index weighed on market confidence. Investors also reacted to US…
February 07, 2025
Key events:
USA - Average Hourly Earnings (MoM) (Jan)
USA - Nonfarm Payrolls (Jan)
USA - Unemployment Rate (Jan)
USA - Fed Monetary Policy Report
The S&P 500 extended its winning streak to three consecutive sessions on Thursday, closing higher despite a volatile trading day marked by…
February 06, 2025
Key events:
UK - BoE Interest Rate Decision (Feb)
USA - Initial Jobless Claims
The stock market closed higher on Wednesday, propelled by falling Treasury yields and a strong performance from Nvidia, which helped offset a sharp drop in Alphabet's shares. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed…
February 05, 2025
Key events:
USA - FOMC Member Bowman Speaks
USA - ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (Jan)
USA - S&P Global Services PMI (Jan)
USA - ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI (Jan)
USA - ISM Non-Manufacturing Prices (Jan)
USA - Crude Oil Inventories
The S&P 500 surged on Tuesday, closing significantly higher…
February 04, 2025
Key events:
USA - JOLTS Job Openings (Dec)
USA - FOMC Member Bostic Speaks
USA - FOMC Member Daly Speaks
US stocks ended lower on Monday but pared earlier losses after President Donald Trump announced a temporary halt to planned tariffs on Mexico, easing fears of an escalating global trade war.…
February 03, 2025
Key events:
USA - Core PCE Price Index (MoM) (Dec)
USA - Core PCE Price Index (YoY) (Dec)
USA - Chicago PMI (Jan)
The S&P 500 reversed earlier gains to end lower on Friday in a sharp downturn, following confirmation from the White House that tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China would take…
January 31, 2025
Key events:
USA - Core PCE Price Index (MoM) (Dec)
USA - Core PCE Price Index (YoY) (Dec)
USA - Chicago PMI (Jan)
The S&P 500 ended Thursday on a positive note, although gains remained limited due to a pullback in Microsoft following its latest earnings report, which indicated slower cloud…
January 30, 2025
Key events:
Eurozone - Deposit Facility Rate (Jan)
Eurozone - ECB Interest Rate Decision (Jan)
USA - GDP (QoQ) (Q4)
USA - Initial Jobless Claims
Eurozone - ECB Press Conference
The S&P 500 closed lower on Wednesday as investors processed the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain interest…