Market Overview

Originally published by CMC MarketsStock markets got off to a positive start but drifted lower throughout the session, and are now firmly in the red.EuropeThe uncertainty surrounding Turkey is still...

Originally published by IG MarketsTurkey: Financial markets regained much of their cool overnight, returning to some semblance of normal trading conditions. Traders appear a little more comfortable...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesGlobal stocks rallied overnight as some of the emerging market currency fears subsided. Turkey’s currency, the Turkish lira, bounced against the US...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.40 am Wednesday August 15)The pressure has been relieved, but not released on the Turkish lira as traders tire of selling after the currency seems to...

Originally published by CMC MarketsChina has released its latest retail sales report. It showed an increase of 8.8% against a consensus estimate of 9.1%. The June report saw an increase of 9%....

"The strong support of the National Energy Guarantee from the Federal Coalition's party room is a positive, and we are hopeful there will now be no barrier to getting on with the next stage of...

Originally published by AxiTraderTHE AUSTRALIAN DOLLARThe Australian dollar is the worst performer of the big currencies with a 0.5% fall to 0.7267. Copper was flat to down a little and there was some...

Originally published by CMC MarketsGlobal share and commodity markets deflated overnight as a potential economic crisis in Turkey dominated headlines. The banking sector in the EU sunk against the...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe S&P/ASX 200 made another determined climb towards 6300 at the end of last week, breaking that key psychological barrier during trade on both Thursday and...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesEmerging market currency fears dominated trading overnight with the Turkish lira falling precipitously against the US dollar. Fears of a currency collapse in...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.40 am Tuesday, August 14)It really is all about stocks, and US stocks in particular, when it comes to true risk off, isn’t it? That’s a...

The combined effect of low rental yields and declining dwelling values has resulted in a rapid reduction in overall returns from housing over the past year.The CoreLogic Total Returns Index is...

Housing finance data for June 2018 was released earlier last week by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The data showed a continuation of the slowing of demand for housing finance with the...

There were 1,400 homes taken to auction across the combined capital cities this week, returning a preliminary auction clearance rate of 59.1 per cent, while last week, 1,324 auctions were held and the...