Market Overview

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (7.47 am, Friday April 6)Markets continue to react to the de-escalation of tensions between China and the US over trade that occurred over the past day...

Originally published by CMC MarketsEuropean stocks are flying high as the fears of a trade war ease. EuropeThe US has showed signs that it isn’t as aggressive as traders initially suspected....

Originally published by IG MarketsWhile there is not yet a self-sustaining enthusiasm behind US equities, there is at least a little more progress. With the back and forth in headlines related to...

Originally published by BetaSharesMonth in Review – Trade tremorsThe pull back in global equities continued in March, with the MSCI All-Country Net-Return Index dropping 2.2% after a 3.5% drop...

Originally published by CuffelinksI hate paperwork. Although I originally trained as an accountant, and I’m happy to bury myself in spreadsheets and annual reports, I have too many other...

Originally published by CMC MarketsClear signals of a trade dialogue between China and the US prompted another U-turn in investor sentiment overnight. European shares finished lower, but North...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket SummaryWhat a turn around. Late yesterday afternoon as the announcement of China’s retaliatory tariffs hit the screens, markets across the globe went into...

Originally published by CMC MarketsEuropean stock markets are feeling the pain from China’s decision to impose new tariffs on US imports.Europe The initial reaction from Beijing was relatively...

Originally published by AMP CapitalAustralian retail sales rose a stronger than expected 0.6% in February, which saw annual growth push up to 3%yoy. The strength in February was driven by household...

Originally published by BetaSharesWeek in ReviewGlobal markets tried to recover ground last week with reports that US President Trump was keen to strike a trade deal with China sometime soon. That...

Originally published by AxiTrader7706 - that's the high the Aussie traded up to over the past day before it pulled back a little to sit at 0.7685 this morning. It still gained around a quarter of a...

Originally published by CMC MarketsUS investors piled back into shares overnight but currency markets indicate the re-shaping of global trade remains the key issue for markets. Bonds and gold fell as...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket Summary (Wednesday, April 4 – 8.03 am Sydney)Upside volatility. That’s what we saw in US stocks overnight with all three of the big indexes closing...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesA late afternoon rally in US stocks brought the Dow Jones Industrial Average up to close with a gain of 1.65%. While this doesn’t fully erase...