Market Overview

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.59 am Thursday, July 5)With the guiding light of US markets out celebrating the United States 242nd birthday traders decided to take things a little...

The CoreLogic July Market Movement Report uses Cordell construction project data to assess results in the construction market for the first quarter of 2018. Results show recovery in the mining sector,...

Originally published by AMP CapitalKey points 2017-18 saw strong returns for diversified investors, but it was a story of two halves with strong December half returns but more volatility in the past 6...

Trade Balance KEY FIGURES BALANCE ON GOODS AND SERVICES In trend terms, the balance on goods and services was a surplus of $1,056m in May 2018, an increase of $83m on the surplus in April 2018. In...

The Australian market for new vehicles slowed in June compared with the same period in 2017, with the total market down 2.9 per cent, according to the latest data released today by the motor...

Retail Sales Australian retail turnover rose 0.4 per cent in May 2018, seasonally adjusted, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) Retail Trade figures.This follows a 0.5 per...

Originally published by CMC MarketsStocks are higher as improved political relations in Germany and constructive trade comments from China has lifted investor sentiment.Europe Angela Merkel has...

Originally published by IG MarketsMarkets ended the day early overnight, as North American traders clocked off at midday ahead of the Independence Day holiday. It was on balance a negative session for...

AIG Services Index The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Services Index (Australian PSI) rose 4.0 points to a record high of 63.0 in June, extending its run of positive conditions to...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.55am Wednesday July 4)Forget the price action overnight for one second. The most important thing that happened last night was another sign this...

Originally published by AMP CapitalSurprise, surprise! The July RBA Board meeting saw it leave interest rates on hold at 1.5% for a record 21 meetings or 23 months in a row. While the RBA sees recent...

Originally published by Guppytraders.comIf anyone can win a trade war then somebody forget to tell the Dow. The opening shots of multiple trade and tariff wars have been fired at friend and enemy...

Originally published by BetaSharesThere’s this movement I’ve been hearing a lot about lately called FIRE, which stands for “Financial Independence, Retire Early”. The acronym...

The number of dwellings approved in Australia fell by 1.5 per cent in May 2018 in trend terms, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today."Dwelling approvals have...