Market Overview

Risk markets were able to lift slightly on Wall Street overnight, with European bourses still in hesitation mode and UK markets closed for the Queen’s funeral. The USD pulled back slightly as...

The S&P 500 has now recorded its sixth-worst performance through the year's first 178 days of trading The U.S. benchmark index is also on track to record the greatest number of negative Fridays...

The S&P 500 Index was clobbered last week, suffering its worst selloff since June. Ongoing jumbo rate hikes, even at the risk of a recession coupled with inflation, finally hit investors'...

Stocks plunged 10% since mid-August Unsettling CPI data and a worrisome FedEx earnings pre-announcement Positive seasonality begins over the coming weeks It was the best of times; it was the worst of...

Risk markets remained in sell mode on Friday night, with US domestic economic data still suggesting the Federal Reserve will be on the war path with more rate hikes. Stocks fell across both sides of...

Investors are catching on - the Fed means business All eyes are on FOMC next Weds. Steepening inverted yield increases likelihood of a consensus on recession It's official. The Federal Reserve is...

The September FOMC meeting is critical as it includes projections This could set the path of monetary policy for the next few months The Sept. 21 FOMC meeting will be a big one, not because...

Everyone had the US CPI print on their radar as the marquee risk event of the week, and it proved to be just that. There has been a sentiment shift, and the psychology of the market has changed -...

Fed virtually certain to raise policy rate by 75 basis points next week U.S. inflation cools as Fed actions dampen demand Europe faces energy shortage as UK mourns queen’s death Whatever...

Asian stocks are continuing their rebound as overnight markets had solid starts, as traders position for tonight’s German and US inflation prints. The Australian dollar is basically unchanged as...

Aussie consumers are showing a lift in confidence in September despite another month of interest rate rises.The Westpac-Melbourne Institute Consumer Confidence Index lifted 3.9% in September to 84.4,...

Another solid night of improving risk sentiment on stock markets, with European bourses up 2% or more across the continent, while Wall Street also continued its rally as traders begin to anticipate...

The percentage of S&P 500 stocks trading above their 200-day moving average has reached a low 36% The benchmark stock index has been below its 200-day moving average for five months now—its...

After gas price slide, consumers might be spending in other areas Soft back-to-school shopping season Traders have priced in a 0.75 percentage point U.S rate hike Is the consumer on the mend after...