Originally published by Rivkin
US markets continued their rally on Friday with all indices finishing the last trading week of November 0.8% higher. The gains saw Wall Street finish a rather volatile month slightly in the green. The strong performance came as a result of positive sentiment amongst investors mainly due to hopes of easing trade tensions as well as the likelihood of an interest rate hike in the near term diminishing earlier in the week.
ASX futures were up 26 points over the weekend indicating an optimistic start to December. No doubt this was predominantly influenced by the 90 day Trade Truce established by Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. The two leaders are set to discuss the matter further on Saturday. Investors will also anticipate the release of very significant local data as Australia’s GDP partials, RBA policy meeting, building approvals and retail sales data will all be released this week.
US 10-year bond yield fell to 2.99%. Brent Crude oil also fell to $59.46 USD per barrel however the OPEC meeting later in the week is expected to announce a potential reduction of supply. The Australian dollar is trading at 73.18 US cents.
Market Data:
- Australia Company Operating Profits 10:30am AEDT
- US ISM Manufacturing PMI 1:00am AEDT