Market Overview

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesUS stock markets again made new record highs with the Dow Jones not having posted a down month since the presidential election in November of 2016. If December...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket SummaryRiddle me this. Why are US and global stock markets so excited about US tax cuts but US bonds and the US dollar so nonplussed. Clearly part of the answer...

Originally published by IG MarketsIt’s that time of year where the bulls traditionally have a distinct advantage and this seasonal strength is playing out once again, with global equity markets...

Originally published by MagellanType relentless.com into a browser and where will you end up? At amazon.com. When Jeff Bezos established Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) as an online bookseller in a Seattle...

Originally published by BetaSharesThe Week in ReviewWall Street inched further ahead last week as generally favourable economic headlines across the global continued. We learnt last week that US...

Originally published by CMC MarketsA lift in shares and industrial commodities on Friday night has Asia Pacific investors eyeing opening gains today. A rising US dollar will support the positive...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket SummaryNews that Marco Rubio and Mike Lee got what they wanted and the joint House/Senate tax bill is likely to pass the Congress this week helped Wall Street...

Originally published by IG MarketsEarly on Friday, Republican Senator Marco Rubio gave us reason to turn somewhat skeptical that US tax reform would actually pass this week and perhaps the...

Originally published by CMC MarketsThe latest Fed decision combined with another round of soft US inflation data combined to remove one significant hurdle to the S&P/ASX 200's year-end push to new...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesAs widely expected, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates in the US by 25 basis points early this morning. This brings the interest rate to 1.25%...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket SummaryThe Fed hiked rates by 25 basis points this morning and the US dollar weakened, bonds rallied and stocks rallied again. Those moves are despite the fact...

by Clement ThibaultAfter a relatively dull 2016 in Initial Public Offerings (IPOs), 2017 was more interesting than ever, but not for the traditional reasons. Rather, because of new developments on the...

Originally published by IG MarketsThere is still a short time to go until the close of the US equity markets, but if the S&P 500 can hold and close above the 4 December high of 2665.19 then it...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesUS stocks were higher overnight with the Dow Jones Industrial Average the better performing of the two major indices. Both the Dow and S&P 500 made new...