Market Overview

Measured by current prices, GDP growth through the year to December was 4.4%, but this doesn't take into account that prices rose 4.1% over the same time. Key points GDP growth was 0.2% through Q4,...

Overnight saw the release of the latest US ISM services PMI, which came in much softer than expected and led to a drop in the USD and bond yields. Wall Street still lacks confidence to move higher...

DXY was flat last night:AUD fell:North Asia offered little:Oil waltzed lower through OPEC:Dirt meh:Big miners are headed for big retest:EM meh:Junk still OK:US yields were thumped:Stocks got whacked:I...

Though the economy is stable and markets are bullish by definition of price trends, the underpinning is anything but healthy.The U.S. national debt is rising by $1 trillion about every 100 daysOf...

Despite a slight slowdown, the economy continues to thrive and the chances of a rate cut at the March 20 meeting stand at a minuscule 2%. In this piece, we will consider the recent statements from...

Its a very mixed session for Asian share markets given the lack of a strong lead from Wall Street overnight with the lower USD and volatile bond markets not providing guidance either in the absence of...

Overnight saw some calm return to most markets without any major economic catalysts, as bond yields moved slightly higher on firming expectations of a rate cut from the Fed while the USD slipped only...

DXY eased last night:AUD is weak:CNY is in stasis forever now. What a global reserve it’s going make!Oil fell, and gold ramped:Base metals yawn:Miners yawn:EM yawn:EM junk is still leading risk...

A lot is happening this week with key data and earnings in the offing. Powell, the ECB, and Broadcom (NASDAQ:AVGO) earnings have the potential to be market movers.As discussed on Thursday, the Nasdaq...

In the podcast, we covered several global macro themes and investment opportunities.Macro is back, and it’s impacting markets everywhere you look. We discussed the chart above: it shows the...

If you’ve attended a barbeque, dinner party, or even a workplace watercooler in recent times, it's likely you’ve had or heard conversations about interest rates. How high rates are right...

According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), 12,850 new residential dwellings were approved in January in seasonally adjusted terms, down almost 1% from 12,979 in December. Key...

Global markets US stocks continued to grind higher last week following a key inflation report that was no worse than expectations. Optimism around the Q4 earnings reporting season also helped as did...

Friday night saw a fall in bond yields and the USD in the wake of a softer than expected consumer confidence and ISM manufacturing print in the US, but this didn’t stop equities all across the...