Market Overview

Originally published by BetaSharesThe Week in ReviewThe major development across global markets last week was the further lift in bond yields, particularly on Friday, following a decent leap in US...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesRapidly rising bond yields in the US have put a dampener on the rally in stocks. The yield on the US 10-year bond reached 2.84% overnight, edging ever closer...

Originally published by CMC MarketsThe world’s most famous index – the Dow Jones Industrial Average, shed 666 points (-2.5%) on Friday night in a session marred by fears of a bond market...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket SummaryUS non-farm payrolls and the associated wages data was strong enough (200,000 and 0.3%) to worry traders that that the Fed may need to increase rates...

Originally published by IG MarketsIt certainly feels as though something changed last week, something fairly significant and where for so long markets lacked any sign of a pulse, the idea that we are...

Originally published by Narrow Road Capital Risk assets started the year posting great returns even after fading in the finals days of the month. Improved economic growth forecasts and reasonable...

Originally published by CMC MarketsDespite an ongoing sell off in bond markets international equities turned soggy in overnight trading. Striking German metal workers weighed on European exchanges and...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.33am)A bit of tooing and froing on global markets once again as forex traders missed the memo that those selling US long bonds seem to have got about...

Originally published by IG MarketsMarkets look to be caught in chop after a week rife with high profile – but indecisive – event risk. There is little consistency in the build up or unwind...

Originally published by AMP CapitalKey pointsRising global growth and rising commodity prices indicate the risks to inflation are gradually moving to the upside. This is most acute in the US with the...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesUS stocks recovered after two days of declines but early gains were slowly whittled away during the rest of the trading session. A small boost in the last hour...

Originally published by CMC MarketsThe major economic news over the past 24 hours has seen, at most, incremental change to the outlook for economic growth and interest rates. This will allow investors...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.49am)It would have been a shock if the Fed deviated materially from its recent pronouncements at Janet Yellen’s last meeting as chair and as...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe Federal Reserve have given us a clear message that, barring some sort of collapse in sentiment in the next few weeks, March is good to go to hike the Fed funds...