Market Overview

Originally published by AxiTraderThere was a chance the RBA would cut rates but no one really thought they would today. However in the governors statement he was fairly relaxed about the jobs market,...

Originally published by Chamber of Merchants"The Patron" is a new series by Chamber of Merchants that follows a beginner investor trying to turn $10,000 in to $20,000 in less than a year. Click here...

Originally published by AxiTraderThe re-emergence of Hillary Clinton's email problems knocked stocks, bonds, and the US dollar a little lower on Friday night. But while there have been vast quantities...

Originally published by AxiTraderQuick RecapMarkets, with the exception of Crude Oil, were largely unfazed with the news that broke Friday of the FBI re-investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails...

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsGood morning, I’d like to share a brief charting perspective based on the 1 hour candlestick chart for dollar, oil, gold, silver and the S&P...

Originally published by RivkinUS equity markets were flat on Monday as the upcoming presidential election continues to weigh on sentiment despite data that showed consumer spending rose more than...

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsThe world and markets are about to react to the very real probability that Donald J Trump is about to become the 45th President of the United States of...

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsThe CBOE Volatility Index is a measure and bet on how volatile the markets are about to be. Note that in the last 3 trading days, the VIX has spiked: If...

Originally published by RivkinU.S. equity markets were lower on Friday as news came out of the FBI reopening the investigation into Hilary Clinton’s email scandal 11 days before the November 8th...

Originally published by AxiTraderQuick RecapThe Election has become more interesting and the chances of a Trump victory must have increased. That’s a risk for markets that is not priced. Expect...

Originally published by Chamber of MerchantsWhat a dramatic title for this report , ” Chaos “. But chaos is only chaos from the perspective of those who were unprepared. If you expect it,...

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...