Daily Report | 27 August 2024

World stock markets moved slightly lower on Monday (26/08/24) in the last week of August as investors digested the possibility of US interest rates being cut soon, despite oil prices surging amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

Government Debt Ratio Falls to 38.68% in July 2024

In highly anticipated comments by market participants before the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium opens, Powell said that the time has come to lower the benchmark interest rate, on the basis that the upside risks to inflation have diminished considerably.

Daily Report | 26 August 2024

US stocks rallied in trading on Friday (23/08/24) after dovish remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman, Jerome Powell, reinforced expectations that the central bank will cut interest rates soon in September.

Daily Report | 23 August 2024

The S&P 500 Index closed lower in Thursday’s trading, pressured by rising US TREASURY yields while investors opted for caution a day before Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium which ends on 24 August.

Daily Report | 22 August 2024

The rally in global stocks stalled on Wednesday after a lengthy recovery pushed them close to recent record highs, just as investors awaited confirmation that the US Federal Reserve would cut interest rates as expected.