Market Overview

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesNorth Korea tensions have ratcheted up again as the nation fired a missile that flew over Japan and landed in the Pacific Ocean. This comes after a...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket SummaryHurricane Harvey dominates the news cycle as Houston suffers under the massive deluge it has wrought. While the human and physical toll on the city and...

Originally published by BetaSharesGlobal Markets Review & OutlookIt was yet again other generally quiet week across global financial markets, with many investors waiting on end-week comments from...

Originally published by CMC MarketsThe tail end of corporate reporting draws Australian investors’ attention early this week. A softening US dollar and surging oil prices could also influence...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe Jackson Hole symposium lived up to its billing as one with few ground breaking central banking revelations, although there have been some interesting conclusions...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesWith nothing ground-breaking coming from the central banker speeches at Jackson Hole, US equity markets drifted mostly sideways with the Dow Jones Industrial...

Originally published by AMP Capital Share markets were mixed over the last week with good global data but ongoing concerns about US politics and mixed earnings results in Australia. Chinese shares saw...

Originally published by CMC MarketsDespite modestly lower stock and commodity markets overnight, the chances are the S&P/ASX 200 will have a relatively steady day. Investors were given no reason...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesEarnings season on the ASX continues as several companies reported market pleasing results yesterday. Flight Centre (AX:FLT) climbed over 10% yesterday, as its...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket SummaryMarkets are caught between anticipation of what Fed Chair Yellen and ECB president Draghi might say at Jackson Hole tonight and fatigue with the lack of...

Originally published by AMP CapitalKey pointsThe key lessons for investors from the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) are that: high returns come with higher risk; while each boom bust cycle is different,...

Originally published by CuffelinksThe wealth of Australia in the last official estimate by the ABS for FY2016 was $14.4 trillion, and net of foreign liabilities (equity and debt) was just over $11...

Originally published by CuffelinksThe 2017 Vanguard/Investment Trends SMSF Report provides a glimpse into the challenges and trends faced by SMSFs, the largest subset of super fund assets with $645...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe markets were listless through the close of Wednesday's session. The recovery in speculative appetite that took over in speculative circles the day before, would...