Market Overview

The great reflator, DXY, is falling:AUD broke out:The peg has broken higher:Oil up, not gold:EM up:Dirt up:Junk up:Yields down:Stocks up:US leading indicators are terrible:For now, that makes...

The USD is continuing to support risk markets with further slides overnight although European shares were sidelined as Wall Street finally managed better gains. The Australian dollar pushed through...

Forget inflation predictably floating around 1.5% as in the last decade.Does this mean this paradigm shift will see inflation consistently print at 4% going forward? Not necessarily. But it sure means...

Asian share markets are mostly in a positive mood despite a wobbly Wall Street on Friday night as King Dollar continues to retreat, making a new three month low versus the Chinese Yuan while the...

From today, the Queensland First Home Buyer Grant will be doubled, taking the total to $30,000. Key points The Queensland Government has increased the First Home Buyer Grant to $30,000. This is...

Global markets Global equities rose for the third week in a row as a slightly lower-than-expected US CPI result led to a chunky decline in bond yields and increased hopes that the Fed has finished...

Democrats should start worrying about the level of debt and the increasing deficit. I previously discussed this issue when President Obama held the White House, when Marshall Auerback, via the Nation,...

The central bank made the call to increase the cash rate by 25 basis points to 4.35% last Tuesday – the highest it's been in 12 years. Key points Three of the big four banks passed the RBA's...

DXY is firm again: AUD could not hold the gains: Nor the peg: Oil is getting flushed in a big warning for global growth: Dirt meh: Miners meh: EM meh: Junk meh: Yields sank: But stocks are...

US economic activity in the fourth quarter remains set for a sharp slowdown vs. Q3, but the pace of expected growth has strengthened recently, based on updated nowcasts.Output for Q4 is estimated at...

Stocks finished flat yesterday, following the slightly stronger-than-expected retail sales and weaker PPI data. Overall, yields and the dollar rose, which helped hold the S&P 500 to a gain of only...

Rabobank has hiked the maximum rate on offer on its High Interest Savings Account (HISA) by 15 basis points to 5.75% p.a. for the first four months. Key points Rabobank has hiked the maximum...

DXY firmed last night: But AUD did too: Even the peg is firming: But not oil or gold: Dirt wants in: Miners meh: EM yawn: Junk is not corroborating risk: Yields rose: Stocks stalled: US...

It is easy to get carried away and attempt to time a raging bull market But that is the opposite of what a wise investor should do, according to the great Benjamin Graham Ultimately, having a 'margin...