Market Overview

Last month, I explained that without making any extra contributions, a 30-year-old couple would run out of super at age 75 if they needed a combined income of $59,160 a year after retiring at age...

Investment markets and key developments over the past weekJapanese and Chinese shares up but US shares down slightly and Australian shares having another bad week. Bond yields continued to back up as...

Global economic growth is expected to be around 3% in 2016 (about the same as in 2015) and then at least another 3% in 2017. These growth rates are near long-term growth levels, and indicate quite...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarkets Overview:Equities: Nikkei 225 (-0.44 %), Hang Seng (-1.15 %), CSI 300 300 (-0.42 %), KOSPI (+0.38 %), S&P/ASX 200 (-1.04 %) Commodities: Crude Oil $49.24...

Originally published by AxiTraderQuick RecapBonds have quietly snuck back onto traders radar with some big moves overnight. UK 10 year rates rose 12 points, German rates doubled (low base) and US...

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsThe economic numbers came through last night and they were pretty mixed: U.S Economic Indicators These figures above can be seen as good or bad, depending...

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsNote: This is the conversation I have with myself when the stops get run on my holdings, in this example I use Blackham Resources Ltd (AX:BLK) because its...

Originally published by AxiTraderMarkets Overview:Equities: Nikkei 225 (+0.05 %), Hang Seng (-0.70 %), CSI 300 300 (-0.31 %), KOSPI (-1.21 %), S&P/ASX 200 (-1.53 %) Commodities: Crude Oil $49.27...

Originally published by AxiTraderQuick RecapIf the Australian Dollar was ever going to break through resistance above 77 cents then the release of CPI data yesterday which appears to take any further...

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsAt the Chamber of Merchants, we’re Cloud Balance fans, that is the Ichimoku Cloud. I use custom settings, but pretty much everything regarding this...

Originally published by AxiTraderQuick RecapThe odds of a Fed hike have firmed up after last night’s data, the ECB is leaking that it will still be buying bonds next year, oil slid even though...

Originally published by RivkinU.S. treasuries and equity markets declined on Wednesday as investors assessed a number of quarter three earnings reports and a raft of economic data. The biggest focus...

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsThis is a brief post on what I regard as a foolish trade based on the expectation on the RBA raising interest rates. The AUD exchange rate with USD has...

September quarter inflation was slightly higher than expected at 0.7% quarter on quarter or 1.3% year on year (up from 1% yoy). However, this was driven by sharp price rises for only a handful of...