Market Overview

In the June 2018 quarter the HIA Affordability Index registered 74.9, up by 0.4 per cent over the quarter and up by 0.8 per cent compared with a year earlier when affordability had reached its poorest...

Auction activity is expected to remain relatively subdued this week with 1,155 homes scheduled for auction across the combined capital cities, similar to the 1,178 auctions held last week, although...

Originally published by AMP Capital Employment rose in Australia by 50,900 in June which was well above market expectations for a 16,500 gain. This saw annual jobs growth bounce back to 2.8% with a...

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

Originally published by CMC MarketsStocks rallied in overnight trading despite weaker than expected macro data in the UK and US. Bonds and currencies marked time as investor attention turned to the US...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesStocks continued their steady upward trend overnight with many of the major markets up, including the Dow Jones (+0.32%), S&P 500 (+0.22%), FTSE 100...

Originally published by CuffelinksAlthough recent ASIC enforcement action and the Royal Commission have predominantly focused on the financial advice and lending practices of AMP (AX:AMP) and the...

Originally published by CMC MarketsGlobal stocks rallied overnight on stronger economic data, good company reports and bullish testimony from the Fed chairman. The US dollar strengthened, and the...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesAfter opening lower, US stocks rallied throughout the day and the S&P 500 closed 0.4% higher. Materials was the strongest sector while Real Estate was the...

Originally published by AxiTraderWelcome to my daily Markets Musings. You’ll see things are different from now on. That’s because the full note was approaching 2,000 words some days and...

Originally published by guppytraders.comThe NYMEX oil price pulled back to the long term uptrend line and then developed a strong rebound rally. This behaviour is consistent with a continuation of the...

Key findings The number of jobs in Australia increased by 92,746 to 13.7 million in seasonally adjusted terms in the September quarter 2017. Main jobs increased by 68,490 and secondary jobs...

Originally published by AxiTraderWelcome to my Australia Today column where I'll have a look at some economics, the Aussie dollar, and the outlook for the ASX200 and SPI. As ever, feedback is...

Originally published by IG MarketsInvestors have thus far shrugged off the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin, as the US President looks to ingratiate himself...