Market Overview

There may in fact be a hard Brexit later this month, but foreign exchange traders seem fairly certain at this point that there will not be a no-deal Brexit on March 29. That may explain why the pound...

In G10 FX this week, the focus falls on the pound, US dollar, and euro, with the fundamental drivers being the Third Brexit vote, the March FOMC meeting and European PMI. I have gone into detail on...

Week in reviewConfidence returned to global equities last week – after a modest pull back over the previous week – largely due to reassuring US economic data. US retail sales rebounded...

Stronger trading volumes as the S&P/ASX 200 rises points to investors being forced back into the share market. Gains on European and US exchanges, and rising commodity prices are indicating more...

Investment markets and key developments over the past weekGlobal share markets rose over the last week helped by benign economic data. Australian shares slipped though with consumer and financial...

In March 2009, sharemarkets started picking up from the ­depressed levels they had slumped to following the global ­financial crisis. Three months later, the US economy began to climb out of...

Key points Growing support for higher taxes on the rich and greater government intervention in the economy suggest median voters have shifted to the left. Support for economic rationalist policies has...

A UK parliamentary vote to seek an extension of the Brexit deadline saw European shares rally overnight, although currency markets were largely unmoved and industrial commodities dropped. Reports...

Delaying the pain of uncertaintyThe pain of uncertainty, when it comes to two of the world’s big macroeconomic issues, looks likely to persist for a little while yet. Two stories, to be...

Stock markets are largely higher this afternoon as MPs made it clear yesterday they are not in favour of a no deal Brexit.EuropeTraders understand what UK lawmakers don’t want, but they are...

The Federal budget is creeping up on us even more quickly than usual this year.The Government has brought forward the budget to April 2 to make way for the Federal election, which will most likely be...

Traders see “goldilocks” conditions in USBoth European and US shares rallied overnight. For the latter, the term “goldilocks” has been bandied around. That is: growth in the...

Despite a seeming impasse in the UK parliament the British pound surged this morning as politicians rejected a no-deal Brexit. Asia Pacific markets are set to lift after US investors piled in on data...

Stock markets are trading broadly unchanged today as dealers are cautious on account of Brexit.EuropeWestminster will be in focus again this evening as MPs are set to vote on whether the no deal...