Market Overview

Asian stocks are mixed given the volatility on Wall Street overnight as the latest Japanese GDP numbers came in stronger than expected, while the PBOC cut rates again as economic data indicating more...

So far, 2023 has been a tough time to be a renter in Australia. Rental rates have risen more than 10% in the past year, and with vacancy rates still low and record migration levels expected in the...

The CommBank Household Spending Insights Index revealed the annual growth in spending nationally was flat in July, up by a modest 1.3%. Key points Households in NSW and Victoria are feeling the...

Continued disappointment around the latest Chinese stimulus kept Asian stocks at bay yesterday and it seemed this would translate into more trouble overnight but a late rally on Wall Street from...

DXY is up and away. EUR toast:AUD is in free fall:Aussie bond yields are in melt-up:Even stranger, Chinese yields are in a melt-down:Oil and gold fell:Dirt is going to retest the lows:As are...

The LERI shows Q2 2023 ended with the highest level of corporate uncertainty in the last year Retail in the spotlight this week: HD, TGT, TJX, WMT, ROST Upcoming potential surprise:...

Asian stocks are in sell mode following Friday night’s reaction to the latest US PPI print as local stocks continued to fall as the Aussie dollar takes a dive through the 65 cent level,...

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Global marketsUS stocks continued their consolidation last week, after a strong run over previous weeks as the ‘soft landing’ scenario started to become the consensus call. Indeed, last...

DXY is up and away. EUR unwinding:AUD had its lowset closing low of 2023, rupturing support by only just: CNY is going to fall a lot further and AUD with it:Oil’s rally is artificial. Much...

Tax receipts are falling, which has historically preceded economic recessions. In a recent post, we discussed the issue of rising debt levels on economic growth and increasing debt levels. To...

As per the RBA rate tracker powered by the ASX, market expectations are the chance of the RBA holding the cash rate steady at 4.10% at September's board meeting is above 90%, 93% on 9 August.The other...

Philip Lowe, along with incoming governor Michele Bullock were in parliament, Friday 11 August, facing the house of economics committee regarding the outlook on interest rates, flatlining...

The latest US CPI print came and went overnight and again kept the buyers at bay on most risk markets with Wall Street putting in a soft scratch session as European equities pushed higher alongside a...