Market Overview

Investment markets and key developments over the past weekUS, Eurozone, Japanese and Chinese shares fell over the last week on worries about global growth, but Australian shares pushed slightly higher...

This week’s release of GDP data by the ABS has generated an unusually large amount of noisy and impatient commentary about the definition of a ‘recession’ and whether or not...

Last night the European Central Bank lowered its growth estimate for 2019 from 1.6% to 1.1% in a statement accompanying its decision to keep European interest rates at 0.25%. Despite announcing an...

It was a volatile session in Europe today.EuropeThe European Central Bank (ECB) announced a new series of targeted loans and the scheme will come into effect in September, and the bank said it now...

The ASX 200 looks lonely on the intraday-market-map. Of the world’s most watched equity indices, it stands-out as the lone sliver of green in an otherwise sea of red.ASX was up; but global...

After fielding a number of calls from clients on the path of Aussie rates and what it means for the Australian dollar going forward. I have put this video together, which could help identify some key...

Subdued risk appetites dominated overnight trading. Dovish commentary from the Bank of Canada and a US Federal Reserve beige book pointing to weaker US growth overwhelmed stronger German construction...

It was reported the European Central Bank (ECB) are going to hold discussions on the design of a new targeted loans scheme.EuropeThe announcement gave European stocks a lift, and traders will be...

Australian GDP growth rose by just 0.2% in the December quarter and annual growth slowed to 2.3% year on year. This was below market expectations of 0.3% and also below the RBA’s forecast of...

Major Asset Classes – Oz equities shineAustralian equities were the best performing of our seven major asset classes in February, with good gains across several sectors. Relief that the Hayne...

Barring some sort of shock in the last 2 hours of trade, Wall Street is ambling towards a “flat” day. The benchmark S&P 500 is a skerrick higher, on volumes below average.US equities...

Eurozone Purchasing Managers Indices lifted investor sentiment in overnight trading after surprising on the upside. However the lift was balanced out by weaker US PMIs, leading to a drift in US stock...

The FTSE 100 is in positive territory heading into the close and the softer pound is helping the British index.EuropeThe eurozone equity markets are underperforming today, but it is worth noting, the...

Today sees the RBA interest rate announcement with the central bank likely to leave rates unchanged at 1.50%. However, recent reports are suggesting that the GDP data to follow the central bank...