Market Overview

Originally published by AMP CapitalAs expected the Reserve Bank of Australia left the official cash rate on hold at 1.5% for the 13th month in a row. The RBA continues to see improving global...

Originally published by CMC MarketsAfter a steady open, the Australian market is now weakening with bargain hunters in short supply. The limited response of European markets and US futures to the...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe US Labor Day holiday has naturally distorted the leads for the Asian market open, so there are fewer variables to discount, which will probably be welcomed by...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesWith US markets closed for the Labor day holiday, it was a fairly quiet night overnight. The FTSE 100 and DAX both closed down by around 0.3%. Commodity...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket SummaryMarkets will react violently if a military conflict erupts on the Korean Peninsula. But for now traders and investors are taking the approach that there...

Originally published by The Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaNew Zealand’s general election, held on 23rd September, is gaining momentum. The political heavyweights are battling it out. PM...

Originally published by CMC MarketsThe White House and Pyongyang are once again strumming taut investor nerves. The announcement of a hydrogen bomb test and retaliatory threats from the US are...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe leads handed over to Asia seem somewhat redundant given the geopolitical events unfolding on Sunday, and one would expect S&P 500 futures to open 0.4% or so...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket SummaryFriday’s miss of US non-farm payrolls is almost a memory already as markets open the week in Asia faced with a clear escalation in tensions on the...

Originally published by Narrow Road Capital Risk asset returns were scattered in August showing no consistent theme. Chinese (2.3%) and US equities (0.1%) rose, but Australian (-0.1%), European...

Originally published by AMP CapitalInvestment markets and key developments over the past weekShare markets were impacted earlier in the week by the latest North Korean provocation but generally...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesFor the second day in a row the Nasdaq 100 was the top performing major US index, closing up 0.94%, with Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA)...

Originally published by CMC MarketsAsia Pacific IndicesThe S&P/ASX 200 continues its bounce up off the bottom of a 5,655 to 5,800 trading range, regaining 5,700 and advancing on 5,730- with next...

Originally published by CMC MarketsPositive economic data, assisted by an overnight rally in metals and oil should support a firm tone for this morning’s market open It’s been a good 24...