Market Overview

According to CoreLogic preliminary auction results, the week ending 3rd of August saw 46 commercial properties go up for auction across Australia.The preliminary figures suggest a clearance rate of...

Originally published by CMC MarketsChinese CPI came in at 2.1%, and economists were expecting a reading of 1.9%, and the June reading was 1.9%. The PPI reading for July was 4.6%, and dealers were...

Originally published by AxiTraderTHE AUSTRALIAN DOLLARThe Aussie initially went with the kiwi (after the RBNZ dovish hold) but it’s recovered to 0.7432. I’ve done a number of presentations...

Originally published by CMC MarketsA slump in oil prices, flat to negative share markets and a lower New Zealand dollar provide a sombre backdrop to trading in the Asia Pacific region today. Trade...

Originally published by IG MarketsGeopolitical ructions became the dominant theme late in North American trade, setting up a day for Asian markets distracted by trade-war developments and rising...

Originally published by CMC MarketsThe FTSE 100 is heading for a higher finish, while the rest of Europe is in red.EuropeThe London equity benchmark is enjoying a broad-based rally as financials,...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (8.30am Thursday August 9)Oil fell out of bed last night as worries over Chinese demand surfaced after the trade data yesterday and in the wake of...

The Australian motor industry’s innovative web tool used to check whether a vehicle’s airbag inflator is affected by the Takata recall has recorded more than 1.2 million responses in the...

JUNE KEY FIGURES Trend estimates Seasonally adjusted estimates Jun 2018 May 2018 to Jun 2018 Jun 2018 May 2018 to Jun 2018 Value of dwelling commitments(a)(b) $m % change $m %...

Originally published by AxiTraderTHE AUSTRALIAN DOLLARThe shift in tone and sentiment in global stock markets which ignited in China yesterday helped buoy risk assets like copper, where the HGc3 price...

Originally published by CMC MarketsThe US stock market rose as the US and China ceased new tariffs, for now. Global bond yields are higher with gold prices holding at eighteen months lows, suggesting...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesUS stocks opened higher overnight and remained positive in what was a fairly low volatility session. The S&P 500 closed 0.3% higher while the Dow was up...

Originally published by CMC MarketsEuropean stock markets are set to finish on a high note.EuropeA lack of negative news has encouraged traders to pick up equities. In terms of geopolitics, not much...

Originally published by IG MarketsThere hasn’t been a terribly large amount of news overnight to create volatility in markets – let alone shift its current fundamentals. Equities were...