Market Overview

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesThe Dow Jones had a flat session overnight but is holding very close to record highs, currently sitting at 25,283. It was a relatively quiet session with the...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe risk was certainly elevated yesterday, but the trading session has been marked by a covering of US dollar shorts, with the US Dollar Index gaining 0.5% and...

Originally published by AxiTraderThe Australian dollar made a high around 0.7874 which was almost perfectly at the 61.8% retracement level of the 81-75 cent selloff from which the Aussie has bounced...

Originally published by CMC MarketsGlobal trends have delivered another strong opening for the S&P/ASX 200 this morning. Investors are moving ahead of what is shaping as a solid reporting season,...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket SummaryUS markets ended the first week of 2018 with fresh record highs as the big three indexes all made further strong gains after the US employment report was...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesUS stock markets had a strong day Friday with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing 0.8% higher bringing the gain for the first week of the year to 2.2%....

Originally published by AMP CapitalInvestment markets and key developments over the past weekWhile share markets saw a softish last few days of 2017, they have started 2018 on a solid note with strong...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (8am)Stocks across the globe are stronger again as this early 2008 rally continues with gusto. As I write all sectors of the S&P 500 are higher save...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe markets are finding their stride for the new year and that seems to entail a return of the risk-seeking appetite that prevailed through most of 2017. With volume...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesThe minutes of the most recent FOMC meeting were released this morning and initially the market latched onto the information that some FOMC voting members...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.26am)Boomity, Boomity, Boom, Boom, Boom. Stocks continue to bolt into 2018 like a dog let off its leash for the first time in ages. As I write the...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe US economy has capped off what has been a strong round of global manufacturing data, with animal spirits roaring ahead. A reading of 59.7 in the US manufacturing...

Originally published by AxiTraderAfter years of free money and super low rates across the globe, 2018 looms as the year when change is coming to financial markets as central bankers withdraw emergency...

Originally published by CMC MarketsUS investors have put their money where their mouth is, starting the year with a confidence-boosting rally in cyclical stocks. Driven by the co-ordinated global...