Market Overview

Something intangible has characterised Australians’ financial situations over previous generations: Hope.For the most part, we’ve been able to hope for a prosperous and secure future...

One of the predominant property trends of the Covid era was a mass exodus from Australia’s largest cities to the regions. From 2020-2022, capital-regional migration was 15% higher than the two...

DXY faded: AUD bounced:   CNY will cap the rally: Oil was smashed: Dirt too: Miners couldn’t rally: EM is dead: Junk party: As yields fell: And stocks took off: From the outset,...

An absence of news and catalysts saw risk markets rebound overnight following the volatile reaction to the December US NFP print from Friday night with Wall Street lifting strongly as tech stocks led...

The runup in yields for most of the major asset classes has peaked, based on the trailing 1-year payout rates for a set of ETFs through Friday’s close (Jan. 5, 2024).That’s hardly...

This week will be another in-focus week, with the CPI and PPI reports coming toward the week’s end.Additionally, 3 Treasury auctions will be front and center as well. This will follow a fairly...

Friday night saw the December US NFP print mixed in a weak ISM services print which resulted in a lot of intrasession volatility on Wall Street and in currency and bond markets. US stocks barely got...

Treasury yields surged on Friday after the NFP report for December exceeded expectations, raising questions about the Fed's plans for a dovish pivot. The December non-farm payroll (NFP) report...

As 2024 begins, let's take a look at what some historical stats indicate for this election year. Like every year, election years tend to be full of ups and downs, and investors need to retain their...

The S&P 500 dropped by around 35 bps on the day, with most of the decline coming in the final minutes. Yesterday, there was a large sell imbalance that was $4.1 billion, which helped to create...

Asian share markets are trying to advance with Japanese markets leading the way while local stocks are jittery as traders await tonight’s US unemployment print. The Australian dollar is failing...

Risk markets are trying to find a catalyst to push higher with the latest German inflation numbers steady while the latest initial jobless claims in the US gave a preview of tonight’s US NFP...

The DXY rally paused:The AUD comet kept falling: Chasing bottomless Chinese assets:Oil fell, gold firmed:Dirt puked:Miners too:EM yuk:But junk revived:Despite climbing yields:And falling...

Uncertainty is as thick as ever for diving into what awaits in the year ahead, but there’s still a growing consensus building that the Federal Reserve will soon start cutting interest...