Market Overview

The Consumer Price Index rose 5.4% in September, in what will likely be the most significant piece of data informing November's RBA monetary policy decision.Prices rose 5.4% when comparing the...

Last night saw a return to strength for USD on the back of a firming US PMI survey, while Eurozone data disappointed. Wall Street lifted slightly alongside European shares while the Euro was pushed...

In January 2023 the clues appeared to be aligning in favor of an end to the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes. It was a false dawn – the Fed lifted its target rate four times in subsequent...

The past 12 months have seen more Aussies struggle to put food on the table, with 3.7 million households experiencing moderate to severe food insecurity, according to Foodbank Australia’s 2023...

Big moves in bond markets overshadowed some stability returning to equities overnight in the absence of any major economic events with Wall Street eventually stumbling to a mixed finish. The USD was...

DXY appears ready to sell:AUD barely firmed:CNY has been re-pegged:Oil and gold sagged with Israel fears:Dirt is hanging on:Miners too:EMs stocks were not so good:Junk bounced:As bonds were bought:But...

This will be one of those weeks with significant risks quietly lurching in the background. Again, the biggest of those risks are the Treasury auctions, which haven’t been going particularly...

Further moves to risk aversion on Friday night as Middle East tensions dominated equity markets at least, with breakdowns evident across Wall Street and European shares, while fixed income and FX...

The US 10-Year Treasury yield briefly crossed above the 5% mark yesterday — the highest since 2007 — before settling at 4.98%, based on Treasury.gov data.For buy-and-hold investors, the...

Stocks experienced a turbulent day on Thursday after Fed’s Powell contributed to market volatility Investors were already grappling with rising bond yields, the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict,...

Asian share markets are trading lower across the board as risk aversion continues amid renewed focus on the Middle East with a jumble of safe haven buying in USD and selling off of bonds as 10 year...

Yesterday was one of those days when Jay Powell should have passed on its latest interview session. The message was vague, and he didn’t seem to have many answers at times.What is clear to me is...

What a week it’s been in interest rate land, folks. Key points Unity Bank slashed variable interest rates by up to 35 basis points this week Greater Bank and Newcastle Permanent each slashed...

It was a relatively quiet week for term deposit rates, with many banks seemingly adopting a 'wait and see' approach about the future of interest rates. November's monetary policy decision has been...