Monthly Archives: March 2023
Upcoming Weekly Adjustment on Index Dividend Notice
Written on March 23, 2023 at 6:35 am, by lishitong
Dear Valued Client, Please be advised that the dividends of the following index CFDs will be adjusted by upcoming ex-dividend dates. The comment for trading index CFDs will be in the following format “Div&<Product Name>&<Net Volume>” which show in the balance after the close of the day before the dividend payment date. Please refer toContinue Reading
Fed is not Pausing Rate Hike
Written on March 23, 2023 at 6:09 am, by lishitong
Jerome Powell delivered a smaller size of rate hike of 25 bps which is in line with the market consensus; however, the market was hit by double assail with U.S. major indexes dropping by more than 1% and the dollar traded below $103. Firstly, Powell revealed that the Fed considered pausing the rate hike butContinue Reading
Markets Risk-on Ahead of Fed’s Interest Rate Decision
Written on March 22, 2023 at 7:27 am, by lishitong
Wall Street closed high and gold prices retraced as the fears over the banking sector crisis abated; the dollar index remains calm before the Fed’s interest rate decision announcement, which will be made later today (22nd March). However, investors are starting to discuss the banking turmoil as aftermath of central banks’ frenetic rate hikes aContinue Reading