Market Overview

After five days of gains in the likes of the FTSE 100 and S&P 500, it seems the momentum is waning somewhat. If we focus specifically on the European open, then the recent positive price action...

Standing steady down underOvernight the Reserve Bank of Australia held policy rates as was widely expected. The rally in the AUD however has come following a statement from the central bank that seems...

Asian markets seem to be reacting positively to improved sentiment around China and less US dollar strength. The Chinese PMIs seemed to have eased fears that the economy would collapse while the US...

The unexpectedly poor September US jobs data weakened the greenback's technical tone, as questions about the underlying strength of the world's largest economy, and the implications for the Fed's...

Market BriefAccording to the latest Tankan survey, Japan’s business conditions worsened during the third quarter as the economy, especially the manufacturing sector, which struggles to maintain...

Q4 is off to a good start with Asian markets rallying off the slightly improved Chinese PMIs. There has been a growing feeling in the markets that while the global outlook has dimmed somewhat, the...

The end of a horrendous quarter for equities and emerging markets is generating a sigh of relief that is helping lift those battered markets. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index is up almost 1.75% prior...

Traders and investors alike are being schooled on the importance of adjusting portfolios to the effects of volatility. Volatility is one of the four key variables that simply have to be considered if...

The US dollar rose against all the major and emerging market currencies over the past week, save the Russian ruble, which gained about 1.5%. Comments from several Fed officials, and most notably...

NSW BoomThe wealth effect from a multi-year Sydney property market boom has sent trend retail turnover, new motor vehicle sales, building activity and total employment in the Premier State surging to...

Last night we heard from three Fed policy makers separately explaining their rationale for initiating liftoff at one of the Fed’s two remaining meetings of 2015 with the bulk of comments around...

It’s a good news day. Much relief will be felt from a number of retail investors who have been confused as to the very crux of the sell-off in global equity markets.To be fair, most...

Not surprisingly, there is a strong inverse correlation between the yearly percent change in total non-gold international reserves (in dollars) and the trade-weighted dollar. The former is down -4.5%...

The kiwi dollar is facing a significant rout as concerns over a slowing domestic economy and the potential for looser monetary policy by the RBNZ continue to weigh.The NZD continued to slide last...