Market Overview

Originally published by CMC MarketsThe S&P/ASX 200 index continues to languish nervously near the lower part of its recent trading range. Selling momentum in both major US tech stocks and iron...

Originally published by IG MarketsAfter a night where market participants have had to navigate through the rhetoric of various Fed speakers, the focus now falls again on US tax reform and...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesIn a relatively quiet trading session the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 both opened higher but faded throughout the session to close virtually...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket SummaryUS stocks ended mixed but the US dollar was higher across most of the forex board after Fed chair Yellen noted inflation’s continued undershoot but...

Originally published by CMC MarketsOf all the factors influencing traders this morning, the fact that the S&P/ASX 200 is relatively close to the support levels of its 3 month trading range is...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesThe US stock market was rattled last night when North Korea claimed the US had declared war on it and it would therefore respond by shooting down any US jets...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe market thematic of central bank normalisation of monetary policy took somewhat of a back seat overnight, with tensions between the US and North Korea taking...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket SummaryPolitical uncertainty in Germany and increased tensions on the Korean peninsula - as the DPRK accused the US of declaring war on it – are the key...

Originally published by CMC MarketsInvestors are likely to shrug off political developments over the weekend in what looks like a modestly positive start to the trading week. Shares and commodities...

Originally published by IG MarketsGlobal politics dominate the minds of traders and investors on the open this morning, and it will do, going into US trade as well, with expectations that we could get...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket SummaryA mild bout of risk aversion permeated markets on Friday after North Korea threatened an atmospheric nuclear test in the Pacific. That sentiment could be...

Originally published by Magellan GroupPerhaps the defining trait of globalisation is how companies stretched their assembly lines around the world so that goods were made across many countries a long...

Originally published by AMP CapitalInvestment markets and key developments over the past weekShare markets were mixed over the past week with Japanese shares up sharply as the yen fell further,...

Originally published by CMC MarketsThe market looks to have a number of reasons to be cautious today. The list includes:Another weak day for industrial metals, especially iron ore A new round of North...