Market Overview

On December 5, 1996, Chairman of the Fed Alan Greenspan offered that stock prices may be too high, thus risking a correction that could result in an economic fallout. He wondered out loud if the...

The Federal Reserve is widely expected to start cutting interest rates at the Sep. 18 FOMC meeting, but the debate is turning to how far the central bank will trim its policy rate once the easing...

A sea of red across most Asian markets as they end the trading week on a downer as the two negative sessions in a row on Wall Street continues to upset confidence. The latest Japanese inflation...

More political and macro volatility overnight as the ECB meeting came and went with no change while the odds of President Biden stepping down increase. Wall Street pulled back further alongise...

DXY rebounded last night: AUD fell: North Asia too: Oil and gold eased: The copper bubble burst: Miners retest on deck: EM too: Junk is fine, suggesting a run of the mill correction for...

Another mixed session on Asian markets with the pullback on Wall Street overnight upsetting most equity markets while the sharp appreciation in Yen and local unemployment figures helped muddy the...

DXY was belted and EUR took off last night: AUD was pounded anyway: Even as North Asia catapulted higher: Oil and gold are up: Metals smashed: Miners look like retesting lows: EM flamed...

US economic activity is on track to remain slow in this month’s second-quarter GDP report. The expansion is expected to continue via the government’s data, but today’s revised nowcast for Q2 suggests...

Another mixed session on Asian markets with the surge on Wall Street overnight again not translating to further confidence in the region, with a much firmer USD not helping as European and US stock...

Overnight the latest US retail sales print surprised to the upside with a new record high on the Dow Jones and S&P500 as risk markets continue to price in the Fed cutting and the world going to...

As many of you are no doubt aware by now, France’s left-wing New Popular Front alliance thwarted Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party in a stunning upset, leaving the country without a clear majority...

A mixed session on Asian markets with last night’s meagre lift on Wall Street not translating to further confidence in the region, with a much firmer USD not helping. Bond markets are selling off,...

After hiking by 0.10% p.a on Tuesday, NAB now offers 4.90% p.a for one year term deposits, the highest unconditional rate at the big four banks. Key points NAB and Commonwealth Bank both hiked...

Overnight saw the complete market reaction to the weekend near miss events with European markets pulling back while US stocks lifted slightly as bonds sold off on the long end of the curve. The...