Market Overview

Originally published by BetaSharesWeek in reviewUS stocks ended modestly higher last week, reflecting the net effect of mixed forces. On the one hand, the minutes from the latest US Federal Reserve...

Originally published by CMC MarketsSlumping commodities and a stronger US dollar could mean a weak start to Asia Pacific trading ahead of holidays in the UK and US tonight. Early morning futures...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe euro has dropped to a six-month low against the US dollar Friday amid growing concerns about the eurosceptic disposition of a populist coalition government taking...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.46 am Monday, May 28)It won’t be a surprise to readers of this note that on Friday the Saudis, Russians, and OPEC signaled the potential for an...

Originally published by CuffelinksDuring the 2016 US presidential campaign, a familiar rhetoric used by Donald Trump was the need for the US to re-evaluate trade deals such as the North American Free...

Originally published by AMP CapitalInvestment markets and key developments over the past weekThe past week has again seen geopolitical issues dominate with renewed trade worries out of the US, the...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (6.21 am Friday, May 25)It looks like we are back to fire and fury as the modus operandi for the White House again, after President Trump announced a...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe sharpest two-day rally in a year brought the Japanese yen to the highest level in two weeks against an average of its major counterparts as geopolitical security...

Originally published by Cuffelinks“Blue skies, Smiling at me Nothing but blue skies, Do I see.”– Composed by Irving Berlin in 1926 The equities bull market is excited by the...

Originally published by IG MarketsRisk aversion had certainly kicked in Wednesday on Wall Street with a global retreat in assets that found their guidance through sentiment. Wall Street slides but...

Originally published by CMC MarketsStock markets are in the red after traders took their cues from President Trump.Europe It was reported that the president isn’t ‘satisfied’ with...

Originally published by CMC MarketsAsia Pacific investors are caught in a cross current. Data released overnight disappointed in Europe but beat expectation in the US. Continental exchanges dropped,...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (6.40 am Thursday May 24)The Fed minutes were out this morning and the market has taken them as a slightly dovish tilt. That helped the euro and other...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesUS equities sold off into the close, to end the trading session lower on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 Index declining 8.57 points (-0.31%) to close at...