Market Overview

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (6.33am Monday May 14)Cause and effect. Catalyst and reaction. That’s the story of the last week's recovery in stocks and reversal in the US...

Originally published by IG MarketsAustralia’s benchmark stock index paused to digest gains Friday, with another strong day in heavily weighted materials names offset by a drop in the even more...

Originally published by CuffelinksThere is no greater accolade for a social commentator than having an idea enter the national lexicon. So it was with due pride that demographer Bernard Salt showed...

Originally published by AMP CapitalInvestment markets and key developments over the past weekGlobal share markets rose over the last week helped by a combination of good economic data and benign US...

Originally published by IG MarketsSentiment continues to improve for US equity markets. The country’s benchmark indices extended their climb Thursday with the S&P 500 finally putting in for...

Originally published by CMC MarketsThe FTSE 100 has been given a boost by the dip in the pound.Europe Sterling has tumbled in the wake of the latest Bank of England meeting, where interest rates were...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesUS stocks have climbed again with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing up 0.8% and the S&P 500 up 0.95%. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares rose 1.4% to a new...

Originally published by CMC MarketsA pass from the Bank of England, weaker than forecast US inflation and mixed industrial production data saw bonds yields slip and stocks rally in overnight trading....

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.34am Thursday May 10)Okay, so oil is up again. Materially so this morning with both WTI and Brent rising more than 3% overnight to $71.15 and $77.22...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesThe US 10-year yield hit 3.0% overnight with an auction of new 10-year bonds selling for a yield of 2.995%. The market was generally buoyant on news that talks...

Originally published by IG MarketsA sharp drop in Greencross (AX:GXL) was not enough to stop the S&P/ASX 200 from rising for a third day yesterday, with a close above 6,100 to 6,108 with a rise...

Originally published by CMC MarketsThe FTSE 100 is the best performing major European index today thanks to the rally in oil stocks.Europe The British equity benchmark has a disproportionately large...

Originally published by Narrow Road CapitalThe revelations at the Banking Royal Commission illustrate the economic principle that people respond to incentives. Charlie Munger long ago summed this up...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (6.38am Tuesday May 8)Buy the rumour, sell the fact? That’s the question this morning as oil dips back from its overnight and 2018 highs now that...