Market Overview

QUICK RECAPIt’s not a surprise that price action in the US was a little different to the feeling that permeated Asia yesterday. The Fed has a credibility problem and until it acts that’s...

U.S. consumer spending picked up for a fourth straight month in July, as data showed on Monday added weight for the potential for a rate hike by the end of 2016. In contrast to Friday’s weak GDP...

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Janet Yellen signaled her growing conviction that the Fed will raise interest rates in the weeks or months ahead when she spoke at Jackson Hole on Friday. The Fed’s decision appears to hinge on...

QUICK RECAPJust as the speculative community has rebuild its Australian dollar long position to levels not seen since April the Fed has delivered a shot in the arm to the US dollar putting the Aussie...

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen noted that the case for a rate hike before the end of 2016 is strengthening while speaking on designing resilient monetary policy frameworks for the future at an...

Markets Overview: Equities: Nikkei (-0.28 %), Hang Seng (+0.08 %), CSI 300 (-1.00 %), ASX 200 (-0.36 %) Commodities: WTI Crude $46.89 (+0.26 %), Brent Crude $49.11 (+0.12 %), Natural Gas $2.80 (+0.02...

Quick RecapStocks were quiet, oil rose, the Aussie dollar stayed above 76 cents, Sterling respected overhead resistance and the overall tone of quiet consolidation in global markets continued. That's...

Quick RecapCommodities are under pressure at moment with selling across oil, precious and most of the base metal complex. Copper, in particular, has broken down sharply in the past 3 days. Stocks were...

U.S. equity markets declined on Wednesday with commodity prices as the dollar strengthened ahead of Friday’s speech by Fed president Janet Yellen in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Both the S&P 500...

Markets remain relatively stable ahead of this week's Jackson Hole meeting although, of note, the S&P 500 did by a fraction make a new all time high and oil managed a decent rebound from the...

Markets Overview (5 AM Sydney): US Equities: DJIA (+0.19 %), S&P 500 (+0.27 %), NASDAQ (+0.39 %) EU Equities: EuroStoxx 50 (+1.13 %), FTSE 100 (+0.59 %), DAX (+0.94 %), CAC 40 (+0.72...

This week’s annual meeting of global central bankers at Jackson Hole comes at a time when investors are beginning to question the wisdom of ongoing extreme monetary stimulus. Contrary to many...

U.S. equity markets climbed higher on Tuesday before closing modestly below the respective August 15th all-time highs with both the S&P 500 & Nasdaq 100 up +0.20% & +0.21% as the U.S....