Market Overview

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 AxiTraderOn the day of the Brexit vote the British pound traded through an 1800 point range against the US dollar and more than 15 big figures against the euro. That kind...

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 Rivkin SecuritiesThursday was a fairly quiet night for economic data with no key data released to guide markets leaving investors to focus on US earnings. Both the S&P 500...

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 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...

Originally published by Rivkin SecuritiesOil prices slumped on Wednesday following an unexpected rise in gasoline inventories. Both WTI and Brent crude dropped -3.49% and -3.30% respectively shown on...

Originally published by IG MarketsThe various US equity indices have traded in different directions and traders switch focus as the markets have a feast of information to focus on. There is the US...