Market Overview

Originally published by AxiTraderIt’s been a choppy overnight session for US futures markets with the Dow Jones Industrial Average at one point sitting around 100 points up on last night’s...

“Australia’s home building industry beat expectations in commencing construction of 228,480 homes in the 2017/18 financial year. This represents a 3.3 per cent increase on home starts in...

Originally published by CMC MarketsContinued concerns about the political situation in Italy, and the relatively high yields on US government bonds, and the strained global trading relations have all...

Originally published by BetaSharesThe recent surge in US bonds yields has caught the attention of investors worldwide and forced a re-think over the equity outlook. This note suggests, however, that...

Originally published by CMC MarketsUS stocks were mixed overnight after similar trading in Chinese stock markets yesterday. The probability of more rate rises in the US is higher and so is the chance...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe growth-versus-risk paradigm shifted further in favour of the latter in the last 24 hours, as a multitude of stories compounded the bearish sentiment mounting in...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarkets finally have something else to focus on as US Treasuries continue to rally. Monday saw the US 10-year yield hit its highest level in 9 years.USDThe return of...

Originally published by CMC MarketsStocks are in the red as traders are worried about Italy’s proposed budget deficit, and the rise in US government bond yields is weighing on sentiment...

Originally published by IG MarketsMarkets welcomed back the Chinese from holiday and all the bad news came together at once. Blue Monday: That’s not to say the world’s problems, at least...

Originally published by CMC MarketsEquity markets are in the red as we approach the close of trading as concerns about China and Italy, prompted traders to dump equities.EuropeThe Chinese central bank...

The first week of the third quarter was another good one for the US dollar.The greenback soared to multi-year highs versus the Australian and New Zealand dollars and extended its gains against most of...

Originally published by CMC MarketsEuropean and US stocks finished lower last week as traders were worried about the rally in US government bond yields, which hit fresh seven-year highs. The fear...

One of the big questions being asked in Australia's property sector at the moment is whether machines are starting to take over the task of valuing homes.Chess, played since the 7th century, is a...

Auction activity across the combined capital cities increased this week after last week’s grand final and public holiday slowdown, with 1,809 homes taken to auction, almost doubling from the 895...