Market Overview

Asian share markets are somewhat adrift due to the closure of Chinese markets for the Chinese New Year break despite a strong lead from Wall Street on Friday night, with reduced volatility in bond and...

Eligible first home buyers purchasing property for less than $800,000 after July 2023 can see the state-based duty tax waived. Key points Nearly 19,000 NSW first home buyers have made use of the...

Research from investment analysis site WallStreetZen has found 63% of TikToks offering stock advice contain misleading content. Key points Research suggests the majority of investment advice on...

Global markets The US S&P 500 rose further last week – the fifth weekly gain in a row and a new record high, closing above the psychological 5,000 level. It remains in a strong uptrend. US...

Wall Street is going it alone with a new record high for the S&P500 as it cracked the 5000 point level while European shares couldn’t find any confidence but futures are indicating that...

DXY is marking time:AUD flopping around 0.65 cents:No support from North Asia:Oil is still trying to warm up:Dirt is being washed into the sea:Big miners and EM yawn:Junk needs to rev up for the...

The cost of housing remains a hot-button topic with both Millennials and Gen-Z. Plenty of articles and commentaries address the concern of supply and affordability, with the younger generations...

So, it was another rather boring day, with the S&P 500 finishing flat, rates up, the dollar up, and implied volatility somewhat higher. This has been a very odd earnings season.Last night, I noted...

On Tuesday, the RBA confirmed that the cash rate will be kept on hold at 4.35% again for at least another six weeks, with the next meeting to be held over 18-19 March.As of8 February, market...

Risk sentiment was contained somewhat overnight on Wall Street as the USD rose alongside bond markets in the absence of any major economic news. European stocks still can’t find much confidence...

DXY is still trending up:AUD is a picture of weakness:North Asia too:Oil roared:Dirt whimpered:Miners too:And EM:Junk held:As yields popped:Stocks only go up:There was not much in the data, but it was...

It’s hardly the first time that the sharp rise in interest rates over the previous two years has prompted warnings about the business cycle outlook from an economist.Yet the forecast still...

I must say that writing these days is a real challenge, and yesterday was one of those days, mostly because it was just more of the same with the troubling three continuing to lead the charge.There is...

It is interesting to me that, with as important and liquid as the inflation-linked bond market is, the tactical allocation between TIPS and nominal bonds is at best an afterthought for most...