Market Overview

Originally published by AMP CapitalAs suggested by opinion polls the centrist pro Euro candidate Emmanuel Macron will face far right anti Euro National Front candidate Marine Le Pen in the May 7...

Originally published by CMC MarketsGlobal share futures markets are surging and the euro jumped at this morning’s opening as traders take the first opportunity to position after the French...

Originally published by IG MarketsA collective sigh of relief will encompass the markets this morning, as the French election results have avoided the worst possible outcome of a Le Pen versus...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesThe Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 had slightly weaker closes on Friday, continuing a downtrend that has persisted for several weeks now....

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket SummaryThe polls were right. Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will face off in the second round of the French presidential election in two weeks’ time...

Originally published by CuffelinksWorking as a stockbroker during the .com boom, I overheard an interesting conversation. In early 2000, the technology sector was white hot. Hundreds of small mining...

Originally published by CMC MarketsThe positive lead from the US profit reporting season, hopes that US tax reform might be achieved by this year after all, and a bounce in metals prices will put...

Originally published by IG MarketsWith the French elections bearing down on markets, the bulls seem to be wrestling back some control here and despite the prospect of real volatility on Monday, there...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarket SummaryUS stocks are up again this morning as analysts upgrade earnings expectation and US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said the tax cut plan is close to...

Originally published by CuffelinksThere is a sector on the ASX whose risks include, but are far from limited to, exposure to the slowing construction-activity cycle. That sector is retail and...

Originally published by CuffelinksUnsustainably high house prices financed by extremely high levels of debt at unrealistically low interest rates presents a risk to the local banks, all of which are...

Originally published by Commonwealth Bank of AustraliaThere are a few large elephants, in a few small rooms. Some we dare to discuss, some we dare to dismiss. But these menacing beasts, may be...

Originally published by AxiTraderI've been banging on about the turn in the data flow across the globe and in the US recently and what it means for markets. Yesterday I showed the relationship between...

Originally published by CMC MarketsWeak overnight share trading and falls in crude oil and gold should see Asia Pacific shares under further pressure today. However local investors are leading the...