• First Light News—Friday 31 March

    First Light News—Friday 31 March

    • March 31, 2023

    The FP Markets research team produce First Light News during the early hours of the European session, ensuring traders and investors have the news needed to begin their day. Good morning. Major US equity indices were largely positive on Thursday, bolstered by continued strength out of the tech sector (+1.2%). The Dow added 141 points

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  • First Light News—Thursday 30 March

    First Light News—Thursday 30 March

    • March 30, 2023

    The FP Markets research team produce First Light News during the early hours of the European session, ensuring traders and investors have the news needed to begin their day. Good morning. It was a positive close across European and US cash equity indices on Wednesday. S&P 500 sector performance saw defensive stocks take a back

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  • First Light News—Wednesday 29 March

    First Light News—Wednesday 29 March

    • March 29, 2023

    The FP Markets research team produce First Light News during the early hours of the European session, ensuring traders and investors have the news needed to begin their day. Good morning. Tuesday finished modestly south for major US equity cash indices. The Dow fell 37 points (-0.12%) to 32,394, the S&P 500 finished 6 points

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  • First Light News—Tuesday 28 March

    First Light News—Tuesday 28 March

    • March 28, 2023

    The FP Markets research team produce First Light News during the early hours of the European session, ensuring traders and investors have the news needed to begin their day. Good morning. Fears across the banking sector receded on Monday after First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA) announced it would purchase failed Silicon Valley Bank and receive a

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  • First Light News—Friday 24 March

    First Light News—Friday 24 March

    • March 24, 2023

    The FP Markets research team produce First Light News during the early hours of the European session, ensuring traders and investors have the news needed to begin their day. Good morning. Following the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and the European Central Bank (ECB) tightening policy last week, two major central banks followed suit and hiked

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  • First Light News – Thursday 23 March

    First Light News – Thursday 23 March

    • March 23, 2023

    The FP Markets research team produce First Light News during the early hours of the European session, ensuring traders and investors have the news needed to begin their day. Good morning. The US Federal Reserve hiked rates by 25 basis points yesterday, marking its 9th consecutive increase since early 2022. According to the FOMC statement,

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  • First Light News—Wednesday 22 March

    First Light News—Wednesday 22 March

    • March 22, 2023

    The FP Markets research team produce First Light News during the early hours of the European session, ensuring traders and investors have the news needed to begin their day. Good morning. The US equity space ended on the front foot on Tuesday, gaining across the board. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 316 points (+0.98%)

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  • First Light News—Tuesday 21 March

    First Light News—Tuesday 21 March

    • March 21, 2023

    The FP Markets research team produce First Light News during the early hours of the European session, ensuring traders and investors have the news needed to begin their day.   Good morning. US markets pencilled in gains across the board in the equity space on Monday amidst hopes of easing concerns in the banking sector.

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  • First Light News—Friday 15 March

    First Light News—Friday 15 March

    • March 17, 2023

    The FP Markets research team produce First Light News during the early hours of the European session, ensuring traders and investors have the news needed to begin their day. Thursday’s Highlights Good morning. It was a positive session for the US equity space on Thursday. Major US equity indices staged an impressive rebound on the

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  • First Light News—Thursday 16 March

    First Light News—Thursday 16 March

    • March 16, 2023

    The FP Markets research team produce First Light News during the early hours of the European session, ensuring traders and investors have the news needed to begin their day. Wednesday’s Highlights Good morning. US equity markets concluded Wednesday mixed after earlier losses were pared during the afternoon session. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the

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  • First Light News—Wednesday 15 March

    First Light News—Wednesday 15 March

    • March 15, 2023

    The FP Markets research team produce First Light News during the early hours of the European session, ensuring traders and investors have the news needed to begin their day. Tuesday’s Highlights Good morning. Conditions in the financial markets have begun to settle following the US banking failures. Share prices in Silicon Valley Bank—a bank that

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  • First Light News—Monday 20 February

    First Light News—Monday 20 February

    • February 20, 2023

    The FP Markets research team produce First Light News during the early hours of the European session, ensuring traders and investors have the news needed to begin their day. Last Week’s Highlights Good morning. Headline risk events last week were centred on US and UK inflation data, along with Fed commentary and Aussie employment figures.

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