Market Overview

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesAlthough the Dow Jones was only barely up overnight, it nevertheless reached a new all-time high. The rally appears to be a continuation of yesterday’s...

Originally published by IG MarketsIt’s steady as she goes, with no real moves in US equities, with the S&P 500 closing up 0.19% and trading in an extremely tight range, and with little in...

Originally published by CuffelinksLocal retailers have seen their shares sold off recently in a gathering fear that when Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) comes to town it will destroy their markets and profit...

Originally published by CuffelinksAny company whose brand becomes a common noun (without the capital letter, called an eponym) must have made a big impact. Generations have cleaned the house with a...

Originally published by CMC MarketsShares and bonds rallied and the US dollar slipped overnight as investors seized on comments from the Federal Reserve that its tightening timetable is data...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe event risk for the week continues to trickle in and we find ourselves with markets in Asia facing a positive dynamic today. Firstly, on a purely FX note,...

This Great Graphic, made on Bloomberg, depicts the Australian dollar since April 2016. We drew in the trendline from that April high, through the November high and the March 2017 high. It nearly...

Originally published by CuffelinksThe possibility of rising interest rates, uncertainty about President Donald Trump’s policy directions, rapidly rising government debts and the risk of a...

Originally published by CMC MarketsSupport for mining stocks at the open has not been enough to save the S&P/ASX 200 index from a negative start. Despite this morning’s weak start, the...

Originally published by IG MarketsA subdued European and US session in terms of market moves, although what we have seen for Asia is modestly positive and provides a somewhat shakey platform that the...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesIt was another quiet night for US stock markets with both the Dow Jones and S&P 500 trading within a very narrow range and closing almost unchanged while...

Originally published by CuffelinksJust as it is dangerous for anyone to argue “It’s different this time”, it is similarly risky for technology sceptics to doubt what may seem like...

Originally published by CuffelinksThe past 12 months have been good for shares in Australia and around the world. In the local market, upward profit revivals in the large miners were triggered by last...

Originally published by BetaShares Trepidation over the pace of central bank tightening remained the major global market theme last week – and the question of whether central banks tighten...