Market Overview

Originally published by AxiTraderTHE AUSTRALIAN DOLLARThe Australian dollar is the worst performer of the big currencies with a 0.5% fall to 0.7267. Copper was flat to down a little and there was some...

Originally published by CMC MarketsGlobal share and commodity markets deflated overnight as a potential economic crisis in Turkey dominated headlines. The banking sector in the EU sunk against the...

Originally published by CMC MarketsEuropean equity markets are in the red as the fear regarding the Turkish lira is still doing the rounds.EuropeDealers are cautious that some Turkish banks might...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe S&P/ASX 200 made another determined climb towards 6300 at the end of last week, breaking that key psychological barrier during trade on both Thursday and...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesEmerging market currency fears dominated trading overnight with the Turkish lira falling precipitously against the US dollar. Fears of a currency collapse in...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.40 am Tuesday, August 14)It really is all about stocks, and US stocks in particular, when it comes to true risk off, isn’t it? That’s a...

Housing finance data for June 2018 was released earlier last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The data showed a continuation of the slowing of demand for housing finance with the...

There were 1,400 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities this week, returning a preliminary auction clearance rate of 59.1 per cent, while last week, 1,324 auctions were held and the...

Originally published by AxiTraderTHE AUSTRALIAN DOLLARRisk off is never good for the Aussie dollar. And so it has been the past few days as the focus of traders and the pressure applied to Turkey has...

Originally published by CMC MarketsNegative international leads see this trading week kick off on a sour note. Geo-political concerns remain a key risk after indications last week that both the US and...

Originally published by IG MarketsFinancial markets went into panic mode at the end of last week, as news broke that the European Central Bank has flagged fears about Turkey’s ailing economy and...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.47am Monday August 13)After the Turkish lira fell around 20% last week as the argument with the US over the release of a Pastor intensified and as...

“Continuing development of the National Energy Guarantee was a positive step today towards cementing a durable framework for energy and climate . But the COAG Energy Council will soon have to...

Originally published by AMP CapitalInvestment markets and key developments over the past week Share markets mostly rose over the last week as economic and profit news was mostly favourable and there...