Market Overview

Quick RecapThe RBNZ might have just done a Bank of Japan, OPEC shot itself in the foot, or maybe it was being brutally honest, Stocks in the US are lower, US 10 year Treasury auction lowest since...

Quick RecapThe RBNZ cuts rates this morning by 0.25% to 2%. In doing so it also said that it "further policy easing will be required to ensure that future inflation settles near the middle of the...

U.S. equities declined with the dollar on Wednesday, the S&P 500 & Nasdaq 100 both down -0.29% & -0.26% respectively while the U.S. dollar index fell by -0.60%. There is certainly doubt in...

It was mostly stocks and commodities that took what headlines there were today, driven by the U.S. nonfarm productivity which unexpectedly fell in the second quarter, pointing to sustained weakness...

Quick RecapStocks drifting, the US dollar a little weaker – except against Sterling, oil down (now we’re all worried about gluts again), gold up a little, the Aussie is the little engine...

U.S. equities were relatively flat on Tuesday following data that showed U.S. productivity decreased at 0.5% on an annualised rate in the second quarter against expectations of a 0.4% increase....

Quick RecapThe Aussie dollar found a bid again last night which took it up to the recent range high once again. That sets up the tantalising prospect of a range break for the Aussie. But can break and...

Quick RecapLet’s just call it the Olympic effect but in general save for oil the moves overnight have been fairly muted. That said the buyers came for the Aussie again and it challenged the...

It’s all a matter of perspective. Here in the US, the day ends when the sun sets in the West. At the same time in Japan, a new day is beginning as the sun rises from the East. From an economic...

As widely expected, the Bank of England lowered interest rates by 25 basis points on Thursday to a historic low of 0.25%. However perhaps not as expected was the decision to increase purchases of...

Infrastructure offers attractive yield and inflation based returns, providing a relatively low correlation to shares and bonds. With ultra low bond yields and equities limited by constrained growth...

Quick Recap 2016 has been volatile for markets and Bill Gross says there are 5 big questions that we need to address in markets and the economy right now It means volatility is likely to remain high...

Quick Recap 2016 has been volatile for markets and Bill Gross says there are 5 big questions that we need to address in markets and the economy right now It means volatility is likely to remain high...

U.S. equities rebounded on Wednesday as ADP employment data showed 179,000 jobs were added month on month in July, while the ISM services/non-manufacturing composite for July decreased to 55.5 from...