Market Overview

Originally published by CMC MarketsEquity markets have bounced back as traders are a little less fearful about China’s slowdown as they once were.EuropeBeijing have accepted an invitation from...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe unpredictable ebbs and flows of volatile global markets delivered a positive outcome overnight, as equity markets recovered lost ground courtesy of a healthy...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesUS industrial stocks surged overnight with the Dow Jones climbing 1.6% although the broader stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 index, climbed just...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.42 am Friday August 17)The Hang Seng was down more than 1% in pre-market trade yesterday morning but news that China is sending a delegation to...

The average weekly ordinary time earnings for full-time adults in Australia in May 2018 was $1,585.30, according to new Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures.This was an increase of 1.0 per...

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

Originally published by CMC MarketsShares and commodities slumped in overnight trade in the face of a rising US dollar. Ongoing pressure on stocks in China echoed through global markets. Futures...

Originally published by CMC MarketsIt’s a broad based sell-off across Europe as dealers are worried about the currency crisis in Turkey, and the cooling of Chinese growth. Europe European banks...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesAlmost all asset classes fell overnight with the notable exception of bonds and Bitcoin (BitfinexUSD). European stocks had a horrid session with fears of...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.45 am Thursday August 16)Turkey couldn’t really get US stock traders attention this week – not properly anyway. But the big fall in...

“Housing affordability is about ‘supply and demand’ and for most of this century there have been constraints on new home building that have limited supply and forced up...

Originally published by AMP Capital June quarter wages growth (excluding bonuses) was 0.6% which was in line with market expectations and up a bit from 0.5% in the March quarter. This took annual...

Wage Price IndexThe seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI) rose 0.6 per cent in June quarter 2018 and 2.1 per cent through the year, according to figures released today by the Australian Bureau of...

Originally published by AxiTraderTHE AUSTRALIAN DOLLARThe march of the US dollar continued. As a result, the Aussie is down 0.45% at 0.7235 and at the lowest levels since January 2017. So it's, down,...