Market Overview

Markets recovered their risk appetite in overnight trading. Shares rose and bonds fell. The US dollar gained against the euro and yen, but commodity currencies featured as West Texas crude oil pushed...

“Changes to existing capital gains tax and negative gearing arrangements on residential investment properties proposed by the Federal Opposition will dampen first home buyer capacity to save for...

Key points The rebound in share markets since December has left them vulnerable to a short term pull back. Worries about global growth as evident in plunging bond yields and the flat/inverting US...

Stocks are set to finish the day on a positive note as traders have shrugged off the concerns about the state of the global economy.EuropeThe Japanese market ended the session over 2% higher, and that...

In Bulgaria, the country’s mobile or wireless phone operator Mobitel exhibited fifth generation or 5G technology during a virtual reality demonstration. Russian telecom Megafon and Qualcomm...

"Today's living wage policy announcement by the Federal Opposition would have perverse impacts on the Australian labour market and it overlooks the significant increases to the National Minimum Wage...

It was perhaps inevitable that the Brexit endgame would be a flurry of ultimatums, as the supposedly immutable deadline of March 29 has yielded to a deadline of April 12 for a no-deal Brexit and May...

Please click here to read part one of this seriesAfter covering the importance of having a trading plan, we will now discuss the structure of it. It is important to mention again that a trading plan...

A shocking slide in German manufacturing activity and weaker than forecast French and US manufacturing conditions hammered market sentiment on Friday night. The euro slumped and share markets...

Global growth the primary issue right nowThe monumental tug-of war between improving financial conditions and deteriorating economic conditions continues. On Friday, it was the latter that took home...

Ray Dalio built Bridgewater Associates into the world’s largest hedge fund, on one simple idea -- safe assets can give big returns if lever them correctly. Yes, yes, yes. I know that Risk...

By Geoffrey SmithPrime Minister Theresa May arrived in Brussels without a Plan B, so the European Union wrote her one and sent her back to London with it. The plan buys a couple of precious weeks more...

The Fed re-affirms their patient stance of zero rate hikes for 2019 The Fed highlighted a weakening global economy and a softening inflation rate as reasons for the patient outlook on future rate...

Investment markets and key developments over the past week While Eurozone shares fell slightly, other major share markets rose over the past week helped by Fed dovishness. From their December low US...