Market Overview

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 CMC MarketsThere are a number of significant technical moves underway today. Euro is under pressure with EUR/USD completing a head and shoulders top following the German...

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 Rivkin SecuritiesBoth the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closed almost flat on Friday in what was a relatively uneventful session despite the war of words...

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 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 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...

Originally published by CMC MarketsWith the US dollar strengthening, gold has broken down today, falling below $1,300 per ounce while bearish sentiment toward resource currencies has pushed AUD/USD...

Originally published by IG MarketsIt promises to be a tough day at the office for Aussie miners today and the commodity story is clearly front and centre. Interestingly, we can see Aussie SPI futures...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesThe S&P 500 declined overnight but held on a fraction above 2,500. The stock market clearly views the announcement by the Fed of the start of the balance...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket SummaryFor the most part, markets spent the past 24 hours or so reflecting on what the FOMC's decision and more hawkish than expected tone means for...

Originally published by BetaSharesModern portfolio theory suggests there are two kinds of risks in stock returns:Systematic or market risk, which investors attempt to ‘diversify’ away by...