Market Overview

The rocky start to the trading week is deepening with stock markets in Asia losing significant ground in response to the escalation in conflict across the Middle East, with a further spike in USD and...

Queensland has one of the strongest performing markets in Australia as of 2024. Both Brisbane and the rest of the state have seen huge gains since the start of 2023, for both houses and units. If...

Stocks finished the day sharply lower for a second day in a row, with the S&P 500 dropping by 1.2% and the NASDAQ dropping by 1.65%. The S&P 500 opened higher, but the selling started around...

Many economists and financial experts currently anticipate a soft landing for the US economy and the same is true for Australia.However, while one might think forecasted recessions were completely...

DXY is up and away: AUD has been shot to the cliff’s edge: North Asia is a pair of lead boots: Do we run our cars on gold or oil? Goldman’s latest disgrace, squeezing copper and...

Another hot US economic print plus continued war jitters across the Middle East caused Wall Street to pull back sharply again following the Friday night volatility. The USD pushed back against the...

In the wake of last week’s hotter-than-expected consumer inflation data for March, the implied forecast via Fed funds futures indicates that interest-rate cuts are unlikely in the months...

The retraction of global markets on Friday and this morning in Asia and Europe are rational risk-rebalancing moves, considering that the heartbreaking events in the Middle East present the potential...

Another $6 million has been promised to Queenslanders purchasing solar power battery systems after the program proved popular among residents. Key points More Queenslanders can now benefit from the...

Global markets – week in review Rising Middle East tensions, a higher-than-expected US CPI report, and a soft start to the US earnings reporting season conspired to push US equities down for...

War jitters caused Wall Street to pull back sharply on Friday night with continued volatility from weekend events likely to spill over to Asian markets on the open this morning. The USD rebounded to...

DXY is up and away:AUD is back at critical support:North Asia is under intense pressure:Oil and gold hanging in there:Base metals still chasing no landing:But not big miners:And EM hates no landing:So...

Is immigration why employment reports from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) continue defying mainstream economists’ estimates? Many are asking this question as the U.S. experiences a flood...

Wall Street rebounded later in the session overnight while the USD firmed even more as the ECB held fire at its latest interest rate meeting. With the inflation genie nowhere near back in the bottle,...