Market Overview

Global markets US stocks bounced back solidly last week and bond yields declined as the US Federal Reserve retained its expectation of three rate cuts this year at its March meeting – ...

Friday night was a consolidation session for risk markets as they digested all the interest rate meetings of the week, with US bond yields falling slightly while the USD held sway over the currency...

DXY is up and away:AUD was pounded:The AUD short is now ludicrous. It will not be easy to push it lower with this. Then again, ludicrous can become preposterous!CNY broke lower. This does not happen...

The US economy remains on track to post a moderate growth rate in the upcoming first-quarter GDP report, but the expansion shows signs of slowing.Output for the January-through-March period is...

Fed remains on course for 3 interest rate cuts this year. Meanwhile, SNB has surprised the market with an interest rate cut. And, the Bank of England won't rush a pivot. In 2024, invest like the big...

It is long past the time that we face the fact that “Social Security” is facing a retirement crisis. In June 2022, we touched on this issue, discussing the stark realities confronting...

An uneasy final session for Asian share markets after what was a solid overnight showing on Wall Street with the higher USD still weighing on sentiment. The Australian dollar has reversed course fully...

BOQ initially hit 5.50% p.a on the Future Saver halfway through last year, but had cut back to 5.40% p.a. in late 2023. Key points BOQ has upped the maximum rate on its Future Savers account by 10...

The Federal Reserve lifted its outlook for core PCE inflation in 2024 but reaffirmed expectations that interest rates will probably fall by the end of the year. Despite the apparent conflict, the...

Asian share markets are in a very good mood after absorbing the overnight Federal Reserve meeting that saw the USD slump against the majors and keep equity risk afloat. Australian stocks got out of...

The state has warned it will issue fines of up to $11,000 for individual property managers and $57,000 for real estate companies caught doing “the wrong thing”. Key points The Victorian...

The labour market hasn't been this tight since September last year, when the unemployment rate was 3.6%. Key points The unemployment rate dropped to 3.7% in February, well below forecast. The RBA...

The Federal Reserve meeting overnight eventually sent the USD down significantly against the majors, lifting equities, while bond yields eventually finished largely unchanged as markets absorbed the...

Four fairly quick observations on this Federal Reserve meeting day, not all of which have anything to do with the Fed:1. The FOMC today announced unchanged policy for now on the overnight interest...