Market Overview

European equity markets are in positive territory heading into the close.EuropeThere hasn’t much in the way of major macro-economic news, but sentiment is still a little on the optimistic side...

Just how edgy investors are was evident in the reaction to the European Central Bank's (ECB) actions last week as its mildly surprising moves back toward accommodation raised concerns about economic...

With the US payrolls behind us, we hurtle into the new week with global growth weighing on our minds, with global interest rate markets already positioned for future central bank easing. Rightly, or...

Week in reviewLast week saw the first decent pull back in global equity markets since the impressive V-shaped recovery began just after Christmas. Growing uncertainty over when and if the US and...

A startlingly low number of US jobs created in February combined with reports of increased difficulty in China /US trade negotiations pushed markets lower on Friday night. Investors fled to safety,...

Could traders be betting that central bankers, in the event of a marked slow-down, will come valiantly to save markets from any economic malaise?US NFPsThe final bastion of global economic growth is...

Molly’s Game is a movie that has nothing to do with the markets, but every trader should see it, for this one scene alone.The movie centers around a life of brilliant Olympic skier, who after a...

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...

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...

Australia’s remarkably weak growth figures captured attention, both locally and abroad. The numbers conveyed in yesterday’s GDP were truly disappointing.Australian data draws global...

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...