Market Overview

Presidential elections and market corrections have a long history of companionship. Given the rampant rhetoric between the right and left, such is not surprising. Such is particularly the case over...

Asian share markets are putting in strong sessions to finish the trading week, rising in response to bullish confidence on Wall Street overnight as the USD continues to fall alongside lower bond...

On the hunt for a new home loan or thinking of giving your existing one a makeover? You're in for a treat!The mortgage market is buzzing with activity right now, making it an opportune time to sharpen...

Confidence continues to float equity markets higher with the latest ECB meeting adding fuel to the fire with Wall Street picking up pace and dragging European shares along with it. The USD continues...

DXY sagged last night:AUD blasted off:With JPY:Brent is a bust, gold is running:Dr Copper want to break out:Miners meh:EM might be bulling up:Junk yawned:As yields firmed:Stocks only go up:It was an...

Economic activity remains on a path to slow in the next month’s release of first-quarter GDP data, according to the median nowcast via a set of estimates compiled by CapitalSpectator.com.The...

The bank expects to shut the doors to 45 of its branches by October, with a further 15 to be converted to CommBank branches. Key points Bankwest will make the leap to a digital-only bank in 2024 It...

Household spending dropped 14% in January, with services spending down nearly 6% compared to December, and goods spending dropping 21.5%. Key points Household spending declined 14% through...

DXY sank last night:AUD bounced:North Asia a little as well:No luck for oil. Gold is running:Dirt meh:Miners finally got some bids:EM might be getting a bit more bullish:As spreads contact:And yields...

Fed Chair Jerome Powell is scheduled to testify in the House today (Wed., Mar. 6) and markets will be all ears on topics that offer guidance on the outlook for interest-rate cuts.The current consensus...

In 2019, the Fed cut interest rates and restarted QE despite a healthy economy. Today, inflation is higher than the Fed’s target, economic growth is above historical trends, and financial...

Stocks fell sharply yesterday, ahead of Jay Powell’s testimony today. It would be great if Powell acknowledged how much financial conditions have eased and that easing conditions could undermine...

Asian share markets have had a mixed session today despite the falls overnight on Wall Street with volatile commodity prices and US politics overshadowing confidence. The USD remains slightly weak...

In late 2022, I often said that while I didn’t think it would be severe I figured we would have a recession in 2023 because we had never seen an energy spike at the same time that the Fed was...