Market Overview

The new financial year is the perfect time to make some financial resolutions and review your portfolio, particularly in light of the recent – and continued – volatility in markets. Of...

The Australian Federal election has delivered a messy result suggesting an even more difficult Senate for the Coalition if it is able to form government and the risk of return to minority...

The idea of doing the total opposite of what feels right (or expected) has been my trading mantra this whole year, and again we saw that in the AUD price action yesterday, with AUD finding buyers on...

The Kiwi Dollar has been making a remarkable recovery over the past week, shaking off most of its Brexit losses. Although there was somewhat of a lag, the NZD/USD recovered largely as a result of...

Central banks are starting to make it abundantly clear that they are going to take a proactive approach to handling the situation following the UK’s exit from the European Union.GBP/USD almost...

The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union has thrown global markets into turmoil in recent days. Given the result was the opposite of market expectations, the knee-jerk response...

Almost everyone is assuming the Brexit vote is going to be negative for gold. But gold hasn't been going up because of Brexit. The market has known for months that Brexit is going to fail.Gold has...

The deceleration of China's GDP growth rate has been seen both as a natural transition towards more sustainable growth rates and a sign that the Chinese model of growth is coming to an end. How does...

Yellen puts June rate hike to sleepJanet Yellen’s speech provided a glimpse into the Fed’s interpretation of last Friday’s concerning Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) report. From her speech,...

EM ended the week on a firm note after the US jobs shocker. While we view the weak reading as a fluke, shifting market perceptions of Fed tightening risk should keep EM bid near-term. However, we...

The US dollar reversed higher on May 3 and trended higher. It peaked on May 30, but it was not clear until Friday's poor US jobs report sent the greenback reeling on June 3. The fact that May 3-May...

Riding the Aussie: After highlighting the opportunity of a possible AUD/USD contrarian trade at the most recent swing lows, the deluge of Australian economic data that has been dumped this week saw...

The release of manufacturing data from Russia, Spain, Italy, France, Germany, the UK, Canada, Brazil and the US today is expected to dictate market conditions. Traders are expected to digest all this...

The massive release of start-of-the-month data really kicks off today with Australian GDP, Chinese PMIs and Japanese capital spending all set to be released. The US also blessed the markets with...