Market Overview

Poof! And suddenly they’re gone.Two members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) who were in good standing at the meeting less than two weeks ago won’t be taking part when the...

October is historically the most volatile month for markets, though broader Q4 often most profitable Q3 earnings from an array of US companies may pull the spotlight back to inflation Metrics released...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com.The FOMC meeting on Sept. 22 seemed to hold plenty of hidden surprises. The first surprise to many was the strong language from Powell at the...

Australian housing values are rising at the fastest annual pace since June 1989, but the monthly rate of growth is finally losing steam.CoreLogic's Home Value Index rose another 1.5% in September,...

New RBA data shows annual housing credit growth rose to 6.2% in August, after regulators gave their best indication a credit squeeze is coming.Most of the growth was attributed to owner occupiers,...

On Wednesday the Council of Financial Regulators released a joint statement highlighting potential changes to macroprudential policies.The Council of Financial Regulators' (CFR) - which includes the...

Australian retail turnover fell 1.7% in August 2021, seasonally adjusted, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).This was the third consecutive monthly fall...

Inflation is not so transitory after all, according to Federal Reserve policymakers, who have advanced their timeline for raising interest rates to next year instead of 2024.One might be excused for...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com.The FOMC meeting came and went on Sept. 22 with a strong message that the course of monetary policy was shifting from very dovish to something...

The number of new homes being built rose by 49.1% in the last year, while units fell by 20.7% according to the Housing Industry Association (HIA)."We are seeing a record number of detached homes...

The latest RBA Board minutes show the central bank has flagged disruption in China's property development world as cause for concern."Members noted that data on economic activity in China had softened...

Probably the last thing Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell wanted to see as his re-nomination is hanging fire is an ethics controversy about Fed policymakers reaping profits from investments in...

Equities in September could get even more volatile than they've historically been Fed expected to try to calm nervous investors Earnings may cause additional choppiness With September already...

This article was written exclusively for Investing.com.Stocks have had a fantastic run over the past 18 months. It seems that many investors owe much of the credit to low-interest rates, making...