Market Overview

More hawkish signals from the Fed overnight on the release of the latest FOMC minutes saw risk sentiment sour yet again with European markets falling sharply as the weight of more Russian sanctions...

DXY is the King:   AUD the court jester:Oil may be beginning to sniff out the start of global recession:Metals not so much: EM stocks (NYSE:EEM) fell further:US junk (NYSE:HYG) was smoked as EM...

Asian stock markets are all licking their wounds today on the return of traders in China, with sentiment souring due to macro and domestic (read: COVID) reasons, as the more sanctions for Russia are...

Last night saw risk sentiment sour yet again as more sanctions for Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine are likely to have wider implications for the European economy. Wall Street also pulled...

DXY broke out last night and is eyeing the highs of 2017 and 2020:   AUD went nuts after the RBA but then tanked as the FOMC hawked up about early QT as well:Commodities and miners dropped: EM...

The Reserve Bank has left the cash rate on hold at 0.10% for April, but has not ruled out lifting it in the coming months.Amid a cacophony of cash rate commentary and forecasts, the major banks have...

DXY looks like its consolidating for breakout:   But AUD is already there!Commodities rebounded: And EM stocks (NYSE:EEM):Junk (NYSE:HYG) jumped:The curve steepened for once:Stocks to the moon...

The dreaded inversion of the yield curve has taken place as an emerging consensus that the Federal Reserve will be more aggressive in raising rates led to a selloff of US Treasuries—hitting the...

Global MarketsGlobal equities consolidated last week after solid gains over the previous two weeks, with the most notable market movement being a sharp drop in oil prices as the U.S. announced the...

Friday night saw the release of the latest US unemployment print which would normally set the tone for risk sentiment for the rest of the month. It was a fairly solid report, but stocks reacted with...

DXY was up Friday night:   AUD rose on the crosses but fell versus DXY:Oil plunged:Metals are no longer used in China! EM stocks (NYSE:EEM) sputtered:Junk (NYSE:HYG) rolled:The curve was mown...

April historically the best month for stocks But volatility, driven by array of ongoing headwinds, expected to continue Russia-Ukraine conflict, Fed policy two biggest potential catalysts Though April...

2022 has started on a different note. After a pandemic-driven market that saw growth stocks soar and indices continue to climb, the onset of a number of factors has slowed the market down. Consider...

MON: EZ Sentix, US Factory Orders. TUE: RBA Policy Announcement; EZ, UK, US Comp & Services PMI (Final), US ISM Services PMI. WED: FOMC Minutes; ECB's Lane, Schnabel, de Guindos, Panetta; Fed's...