Market Overview

DXY firmed a little last night:   AUD managed to bounce of false China hope too:Oil is hanging on to support for dear life:Base metals are stuck:Big miners (ASX:RIO) are flying with iron ore:EM...

It’s been an unusually rough year for bond investing, but there are hints that the market is forecasting that the worst has passed. If correct, shifting to a risk-on posture offers the...

Fed doves and hawks both see need for more rate increases to rein in prices ECB policymakers also see more hikes ahead as countries aid consumers Former Bundesbank head Weidmann may be in line for...

Aussies were forecast to spend a record $6.2 billion between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, yet initial data shows spending will remain on par with previous years.CommBank’s internal debit and...

UncertaintyThe problem for Xi Jinping is not that zero-covid doesn’t work. It does work. China has recorded nominally far fewer cases and deaths from covid than the US, and in percentage of...

DXY is off the lows:   AUD was bashed across the board:Oil too. It looks stuffed:Base metals less so but good luck with that if oil breaks:Big miners (NYSE:RIO) are clinging to the iron ore wild...

Last week, the Fed reported that the M2 money supply declined, slightly, again. The year-over-year rate of change is now down to a paltry 1.3%.Source: BloombergNot only that, but the...

Cost of living pressures show the first sign of impacting spending at the checkout, with retail sales falling 0.2% in October. Data published by the ABS for October revealed the first decline in...

DXY found some footing Friday night:   AUD eased:Interesting that the bear market rally has not dislodged speculative shorts:Oil looks ready to break:Base metals are stuck:Miners (NYSE:RIO)...

Fed is the only game in town Employment data especially significant at this time Bad economic data should cause a rally While all four major U.S. indices advanced last week, excepting mega caps, they...

Jackson Hole was a pivotal moment for markets; as Federal Reserve Chair, Jay Powell indicated, he was earnest about getting inflation to cool off, and it was going to be a long and challenging road...

Wall Street was closed overnight, while the USD remained weak against the major currencies on firming expectations of a slower pace of Fed rate rises. Euro remained at a monthly high above the 1.04...

Rising rates, accelerating inflation, and slowing economy hammered S&P 500 Energy and healthcare shares have been the market’s top gainers Investors should consider buying Exxon Mobil and...

Australians are set to bring their Christmas shopping forward this weekend to bag large bargains and offset the spiralling cost of living.New research from the Australian Retailers Association (ARA)...