Market Overview

Originally published by BetaSharesWeek in reviewIt was a broadly flat week for global equities with an upbeat start to the Q2 US earnings reporting season helping offset wobbles caused by US President...

Originally published by IG MarketsMarkets have remained unsettled by President Trump-related drama over the weekend after the US President turned his infamous ire towards the US Federal Reserve. In...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.43 am Monday, July 23)CNBC released the whole interview with President Trump early Friday morning US time. In it the President said he’s...

Is copper, which is languishing at year lows, likely to begin bouncing back?That really depends on whom you ask, though some strategists are predicting the No. 1 industrial metal might finally start...

Originally published by CMC MarketsThe remarkable divergence between industrial commodities and stocks continued overnight. Copper hit its lowest price in a year at the same time that 19 out of 21 top...

Originally published by IG MarketsPositive sentiment was sucked from markets overnight, as some of the better news stories took a back seat to macroeconomic fears. As is often the case, US President...

Originally published by AxiTraderWelcome to my daily Markets Musings. You’ll see things are different from now on. That’s because the full note was approaching 2,000 words some days and...

Originally published by AMP CapitalKey points If you are worried about a major bear market, the US economy is the key to watch. While traditional measures of the US yield curve have flattened sending...

Auction activity is expected to remain relatively subdued this week with 1,155 homes scheduled for auction across the combined capital cities, similar to the 1,178 auctions held last week, although...

Originally published by AMP Capital Employment rose in Australia by 50,900 in June which was well above market expectations for a 16,500 gain. This saw annual jobs growth bounce back to 2.8% with a...

Unemployment Rate The trend unemployment rate was 5.4% in the month of June 2018, according to latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today."Over the year to June, the...

Originally published by CMC MarketsStocks rallied in overnight trading despite weaker than expected macro data in the UK and US. Bonds and currencies marked time as investor attention turned to the US...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesStocks continued their steady upward trend overnight with many of the major markets up, including the Dow Jones (+0.32%), S&P 500 (+0.22%), FTSE 100...

Originally published by AxiTraderWelcome to my daily Markets Musings. You’ll see things are different from now on. That’s because the full note was approaching 2,000 words some days and...