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Originally published by AxiTraderQuick RecapIn what was a weird session overnight where forex and commodity relationships seemed more elastic than normal the Australian dollar is a little higher this...

Global bonds rallied, equities declined and the VIX spiked on Monday ahead of the first of three U.S. presidential debates before the November 8th election. Nominees Hilary Clinton & Donald Trump...

Originally published by AxiTraderQuick recapOil, stocks, bonds, and commodity currencies slid into week's end Friday in what continues to be a market dominated by technical traders. That is, despite...

Global equity markets fell with Crude Oil prices on Friday as hopes for an agreement at an informal meeting in Algeria this week between OPEC & non-OPEC producers faded. Oil prices have gained on...

Investment markets and key developments over the past week With central bank announcements from the Bank of Japan and the Fed out of the way and benign, share markets rallied over the last week, bond...

Originally published by AxiTraderQuick Recap The AUD/USDwas higher, but only marginally so, against the US dollar which recovered a little overnight against the Euro, Yen and other forex pairs. But...

Quick RecapThe combination of the Fed, BoJ and RBNZ decisions highlights that monetary policy around the globe is going to remain highly accommodative even if the Fed is promising a rate hike this...

As widely expected following a run of mixed economic data, the US Federal Reserve remained on hold with the Fed Funds rate at 0.25-0.5% at its September meeting.While the Fed judged that the case for...

Key points The 8 November US Presidential election is looming as a significant event for investors (and the world) given the “policies” of Republican candidate Donald Trump. The smoothest...

Originally published by AxiTraderQuick RecapStocks up a little and the US dollar gained overnight as traders wait for the twin events of the Bank of Japan and Fed announcements today. It’s...

The Australian materials sector (largely comprising our major miners) has performed relatively well so far this year due to firmer commodity prices and a relatively benign United States interest rate...

Tuesday was once again a fairly quiet session for global markets as investors await the outcome of this week’s two key risk events, the monetary policy decisions by both the Bank of Japan and...

Employment fell by 3,900 in August, which was well below market expectations for a 15,000 gain but did follow stronger than expected growth of 26,000 in July. Annual jobs growth has slowed from an...

Originally published by AxiTraderQuick RecapWell, I didn't see that coming. Even though the Australian dollar AUD/USD had rallied on each Monday for the past month a move much through 0.7515/20 wasn't...