Market Overview

Originally published by CMC MarketsStocks are set to finish the session on a positive note after the Chinese government announced plans to stimulate the economy. The update from Beijing lifted global...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe prevailing themes remained in major part a so-far-so-good earnings season on Wall Street, couple with the unfolding story of China’s surprise stimulus...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesUS stocks rallied overnight which breaks a series of declines over the past few days and brings the index to a one-month high. European stocks also performed...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.45 am Wednesday, July 25)A day after China announced new stimulus measures to shore up its economy in the face of the looming trade war with the US...

Originally published by OpenMarketsIn the trading world algos are used by investors via the platform’s open APIs. They are programs which can be classed as Artificial Intelligence (AI). While...

Originally published by CMC MarketsBond markets around the world are under pressure as reports flagged a change of policy at the Bank of Japan. The US dollar lifted again, and forex traders will look...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesIt was a fairly uneventful day for stocks with the Dow Jones virtually flat and the S&P 500 up just 0.2%. The action overnight was actually in the bond...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.40 am Tuesday July 24) We learnt again yesterday what an artificial, bubble like, environment we still live in yesterday with rumours of a change in...

Last Friday's unexpected tumble in the dollar may be a precursor to further USD declines that could lift energy, metals and agricultural futures this week, putting non-currency fundamentals to greater...

AUSTRALIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTSThis week the RBA reiterated its view that there is no case for a near-term change in the cash rate. Eventually the “next move in the cash rate would more likely...

In this week’s Pulse we investigate how house and unit values have changed during the past decade markets throughout each of Australia’s SA4 regions.Over the 10 years to June 2018,...

Auction volumes remain low week-on-week while the preliminary clearance rate improves across the combined capital cities.Auction volumes increased slightly over the week with 1,246 homes taken to...

In previous instances when value growth has slowed or started to fall in Sydney and Melbourne the experience has often been that value growth has ramped-up in other capital cities. This makes sense...

According to the CoreLogic Quarterly Auction Market Review, the combined capital city clearance rate for the June 2018 quarter fell 6.8 per cent to just 57.8 per cent, making it the lowest quarterly...