Monthly Archives: January 2022

Market Focus Wall Street’s major indexes continued their sharp losses on Thursday, especially evaporating late in the session as investors considered whether stocks were cheap after a sell-off at the start of the year and the Nasdaq slipped into correction territory. In addition, the S&P 500’s plummet was largely driven by a slump in consumerContinue Reading

Dear Client, Warmly reminds you that the component stocks in the stock index spot generate dividends. When dividends are distributed, VT Markets will make dividends and deductions for the clients who hold the trading products after the close of the day before the ex-dividend date. Indices dividends will not be paid/charged as an inclusion alongContinue Reading

Market Focus The broad U.S. equity markets continued to fall on Wednesday’s trading. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 0.96% to close at 35,028.65, the S&P 500 lost 0.97% to close at 4532.76, and the Nasdaq composite lost 1.15% to close at 14,340.25. The benchmark U.S. 10 year treasury yield continues to edge higher andContinue Reading

Market Focus Wall Street’s main indexes fell sharply on Tuesday as soaring U.S. Treasury yields hit tech stocks in the U.S. and Europe, while losses at Goldman Sachs led to losses in U.S. financial stocks. U.S. 10-year yields now rose to a two-year high of 1.875%, while two-year yields also rose above 1%, as tradersContinue Reading

Market Focus U.S. markets were closed on the 17th in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King day and markets will resume trading on the 18th. The benchmark U.S. 10 year treasury yield edged higher to 1.811% and the 30 year treasury yield also edged higher to 2.14%. China released its fourth quarter GDP for 2021Continue Reading

Market Focus The broad U.S. equity market close the week mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average retreated 0.56% to close at 35911.81, the S&P 500 gained 0.8% to close at 4662.85, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.59% to close at 14893.75. This week marks the beginning of earnings season, as companies release Q4 results fromContinue Reading

Market Focus In two economic data releases on Thursday, the PPI rose 0.2%, well below expectations and down from a 1.0% gain in November. In the labor market, weekly jobless claims unexpectedly rose by 23,000, with economists citing the effect of the Omicron variable. The three major indexes ended lower on Thursday, with the NasdaqContinue Reading

Dear Client, Warmly reminds you that the component stocks in the stock index spot generate dividends. When dividends are distributed, VT Markets will make dividends and deductions for the clients who hold the trading products after the close of the day before the ex-dividend date. Indices dividends will not be paid/charged as an inclusion alongContinue Reading

Dear Client, As part of our commitment to provide the best reliability and service to our client, we are planning an upgrade to our server on January 15th, 2022. As a result, we will be conducting maintenance according to the schedule below. Start date and time: 2022-01-15 02:00 GMT+2 (Server time)End date and time: 2022-01-15Continue Reading

Market Focus The consumer price index rose 0.5% in December, slightly above expectations, taking the year-over-year consumer price index increase to 7% through December, in line with expectations and the fastest pace of growth since 1982. A drop in longer-dated U.S. Treasury yields on Wednesday also helped for most stock sectors. A sharp rise inContinue Reading