Market Overview

TYPE OF ACCESS CONNECTIONThere were14.7million internet subscribers in Australia at the end of June 2018. This is an increase of3.6% from the end of December 2017. Fibre connections grew by 22.4% in...

Originally published by BetaSharesWeek in reviewIt was a moderate risk-off week for equities thanks to both disappointment that China essentially called off new trade talks with the US and because of...

Australia’s housing correction marks its twelve month anniversary with values down 2.7% since peaking in September last yearThe CoreLogic September home value index results released today...

Originally published by CMC MarketsThe USA, Mexico and Canada announced an agreement in principle on trade that replaces NAFTA and the now abandoned TPP structures. Many analysts see the new USMCTA as...

Originally published by IG MarketsHopes were whetted during overnight trade from the news that the US, Mexico and Canada had agreed to a revised “NAFTA” agreement. Deal done: To be...

Originally published by AMP Capital Australian capital city dwelling prices fell 0.6% in September marking 12 months of consecutive price declines since prices peaked in September last year. This has...

Originally published by AMP CapitalInvestment markets and key developments over the past week While US shares fell slightly over the last week most major share market saw gains. Bond yields fell a bit...

Hobart residents have the highest median age of any Australian capital city while Darwin has the youngest, according to data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).Hobart's median...

Originally published by CMC MarketsIn a slow burn reaction to the US Federal Reserve’s upbeat assessment of the economy the US dollar surged in overnight trading. Shares rose around the globe....

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesAs markets digested the impact of the rate hike in the US, stocks managed to climb throughout the morning but a steady decline started after lunch....

Originally published by IG MarketsAsian trade unfolded in the shadows of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting yesterday. The sentiment: The takeaways from the Fed were ambiguous, which fed...

Originally published by CMC MarketsEuropean stocks are largely positive heading into the close after the Federal Reserve issued an upbeat assessment of the US economy last night. EuropeThe mood in...

Originally published by AMP CapitalKey pointsA surge in financial information and opinion combined with our inclination to focus on negative news risks making us worse investors: more fearful, more...

Originally published by AMP CapitalAs widely expected the US Federal Reserve raised the key Fed Funds rate by another 0.25% for the eighth time since starting to hike in December 2015. This takes the...