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The summer rally continues Non profitable stocks and cryptos coming back to life, as US inflation finally gives investors some breathing space. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts. 

US equities rallied after data showed signs that US consumer prices, while still elevated, had started to slow, supporting the view that inflation might have peaked.

US employment back to pre-covid levels Energy sector carrying the S&P 500 earnings growth, while Fed rate hike expectations rise again. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts. 

The Nasdaq and S&P 500 Index finished the week with gains, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded a loss as a much stronger-than-expected jobs report revived investor concerns that the Fed will need to keep an hawkish stance to fight inflation.

This summer has left investors with very little time to relax. Nevertheless, it is a good time to (re)consider some basic principles of saving and investing.

After a very complicated first half of 2022 in financial markets, stocks, bonds, and cryptocurrencies rebounded strongly in July. Here are ten stories to remember from a stunning start to summer.

US stocks posted solid gains despite another 75-basis-point rate hike from the Fed and news that the US economy contracted at a 0.9% annual rate in the second quarter.

Italian government collapses, while Chinese construction halt causes growing concern. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

Investors appeared to welcome signs of a slowing economy and fading inflationary pressures. Indeed, disappointing US Macro data (PMIs, initial jobless claims, Housing data, Philly Fed leading indicators) drove US rate hikes expectations lower, pushing bond yields and the dollar downward and main stocks indices higher.

Will industrial metals soon be worth scraps? Italian PM’s resignation dismissed by the President as US inflation continues its ascension. Each week, the Syz investment team takes you through the last seven days in seven charts.

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