This is our latest weekly market update, where we check in the markets across the USA, Europe Asia and Australia and also cover commodities and crypto.
This past week once again was full of swings, up earlier, then down, and then an upswing on Friday, though still to end lower once again across the week. It is worth recalling that to make money in stocks the idea is to buy low, and sell high. In recent times we saw investors piling into already over expensive tech stocks – essentially buying high and hoping for higher. Some of that is now reversing. And there is probably more to come.
The US markets did get a boost at the end of a wild week after key economic data bolstered speculation the Federal Reserve will set up the stage for a rate cut in September as the volatility index slide 11 per cent from recent highs.
While every major group in the S&P 500 rose on bets that the start of the Fed easing cycle will keep fuelling the outlook for Corporate America, once again, smaller firms largely beat the cohort of tech megacaps — extending their July surge to about 10 per cent.
The S&P 500 CLOSED 1.11% higher, the DOW was up 1.64% and the NASDAQ rose 1.03 per. The Russell 2000 of small caps climbed 1.65 per cent, while the gauge of the “Magnificent Seven” megacaps added just 0.7 per cent. The S&P Financials were up 1.49%.
The Australian dollar fell in its longest stretch of losses in almost a year as concerns about China’s economic recovery continue to weigh on the currency and commodity prices. The Aussie – which had been rallying on the interest rate differentials between Australia and the US – has not been immune to the latest sell-off in metals prices. It was last at 65.49. But AMP’s chief economist Shane Oliver is also sticking by his forecast, projecting the Aussie to reach US70¢ by the end of the year.
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