Market Overview

The combined capital cities saw an increase in the number of homes taken to auction this week with a total of 1,985 auctions held, up from the week prior when 1,916 auctions took place. The higher...

Originally published by CuffelinksWe know that humans have been infatuated with gambling throughout history. Some of the earliest games of chance were forms of a dice game that used the squarish...

Originally published by BetaSharesWeek in reviewIt was a generally positive week for global stocks helped by a “Goldilocks” pattern of US economic data and hopes of renewed trade talks...

Originally published by CMC MarketsA lower US dollar, positive moves in European shares and rumours of new US tariffs leave investors between a rock and a hard place. Macro data remains robust but the...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe economic calendar is relatively light, and markets await guidance from US President Trump about his intention for the next round of tariffs on China. This will...

US stocks rebounded from previous week’s decline but pressured below previous peaks US 10-year yield returns to 3% Dollar rallies but remains below its broken uptrend line Oil moves sideways...

Originally published by CuffelinksRound 5 of the Financial Services Royal Commission commenced on 6 August 2018 for two weeks with a focus on superannuation. The objectives of this round are...

Originally published by CMC Markets “Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t what you got ‘til it’s gone” - Joni Mitchell Short selling is the practice of...

SPI futures are pointing to a 25-point jump at the open for the S&P/ASX 200, following a day in which the local market gave up the week’s recovery to fall 0.76 per cent.The sell-off...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesThe Dow Jones climbed overnight, closing 0.57% higher. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) rallied 2.4% as analysts digest the impact of the new iPhone launch. Technology...

CoreLogic, a leading global property information, analytics and data-enabled solutions provider, has released data analysis showing 758,657 homes in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are at...

Originally published by CMC MarketsThe FTSE 100 is underperforming the rest of Europe as a sell-off in tobacco and oil stocks are weighing on the index.EuropeBritish American Tobacco (LON:BATS) and...

Originally published by AMP Capital Employment rose by 44,000 in August of which full time jobs rose by 33,700. Annual jobs growth remains strong at 2.5% yoy, and full time jobs growth over the last...

The busiest suburbs for auctions this week are all in Victoria. Reservoir tops the list with 20 homes scheduled for auction, followed closely by Balwyn North (17), Bentleigh East (15) and Cheltenham...