Market Overview

In line with predictions by economists, the latest inflation data from the ABS revealed inflation hit an annualised rate of 3% this quarter.Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics' (ABS) latest...

DXY was firm again last night as EUR fell:   The AUD had another strong night on today’s inflation print. A big yawn for me:Oil and gold fell:Base metals too on signs China is lifting...

Due to a shortage of rental stock and high demand for houses, Australia's rental prices have increased 'dramatically' according to CoreLogic's latest rental review.Despite quarterly growth rates...

DXY firmed overnight as EUR sank:   But the Australian dollar rose anyway:Oil was firm and Gold lifted:Base metals held on:The key to the evening was energy. Both coal and LNG rebounded:Miners...

Two things are going very wrong for Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s hopes of getting reappointed. First, inflation is surging and shows no sign of abating as container ships crowd...

Companies representing almost half of the S&P 500 report earnings this coming week Investors await critical outlook forecasts Oil hovers near 2014 levels Notwithstanding beats by nearly 84% of...

With annual inflation expected to hit 3%, does this mean the Reserve Bank's cash rate is about to go up?Commonwealth Bank economists have warned those waiting for a positive inflation surprise to...

The Federal Reserve plans to start reducing its purchases of US Treasuries in November by $10 billion a month and at the same time trim its acquisition of mortgage-backed bonds by $5 billion a month,...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com.Bond yields and the dollar have been moving sharply higher of late as the market prepares for the Federal Reserve to wind down its bond-buying...

The presidents of the Federal Reserve’s 12 regional banks usually talk a lot, creating what some consider a cacophony of dissenting voices but what others see as valuable nuance in deciphering...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com.It may seem outlandish to think that the US economy could be heading towards a recession, especially when second-quarter GDP growth was more than...

On Wednesday the prudential regulator increased the minimum interest rate buffer it expects banks to use when assessing home loan serviceability.The serviceability buffer has gone from 2.5% to 3.0%...

Reserve Bank of New Zealand is expected to hike the Official Cash Rate by 25bps to 0.50%, according to unanimous expectations and with OIS pricing also pricing in a 96% probability RBNZ hawkish...

Australia's central bank has now left the historically low cash rate untouched since November 2020 - but when will it rise?The Reserve Bank for Australia (RBA) has held the cash rate steady at 0.10%...