Market Overview

Last night saw bond markets pushing the rest of the risk complex around with a rise in yields sending Wall Street down alongside commodities as the USD returned somewhat to strength. The NASDAQ led...

DXY was back with a vengeance last night:AUD is back to the lows and appears to be consolidating before breaking lower:The re-pegged CNY is hilarious:Oil and gold firmed:Copper reversed down:Miners...

Tomorrow’s release of third-quarter economic data is expected to show that US output accelerated, based on GDP nowcasts from several sources compiled by CapitalSpectator.com.The Bureau of...

The Consumer Price Index rose 5.4% in September, in what will likely be the most significant piece of data informing November's RBA monetary policy decision.Prices rose 5.4% when comparing the...

Last night saw a return to strength for USD on the back of a firming US PMI survey, while Eurozone data disappointed. Wall Street lifted slightly alongside European shares while the Euro was pushed...

In January 2023 the clues appeared to be aligning in favor of an end to the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes. It was a false dawn – the Fed lifted its target rate four times in subsequent...

Big moves in bond markets overshadowed some stability returning to equities overnight in the absence of any major economic events with Wall Street eventually stumbling to a mixed finish. The USD was...

DXY appears ready to sell:AUD barely firmed:CNY has been re-pegged:Oil and gold sagged with Israel fears:Dirt is hanging on:Miners too:EMs stocks were not so good:Junk bounced:As bonds were bought:But...

This will be one of those weeks with significant risks quietly lurching in the background. Again, the biggest of those risks are the Treasury auctions, which haven’t been going particularly...

Further moves to risk aversion on Friday night as Middle East tensions dominated equity markets at least, with breakdowns evident across Wall Street and European shares, while fixed income and FX...

Restrictive monetary conditions, from higher yields and tighter lending conditions, are the Fed’s “Waterloo.”If you don’t remember, the “Battle of Waterloo” was...

The US 10-Year Treasury yield briefly crossed above the 5% mark yesterday — the highest since 2007 — before settling at 4.98%, based on Treasury.gov data.For buy-and-hold investors, the...

Stocks experienced a turbulent day on Thursday after Fed’s Powell contributed to market volatility Investors were already grappling with rising bond yields, the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict,...

Asian share markets are trading lower across the board as risk aversion continues amid renewed focus on the Middle East with a jumble of safe haven buying in USD and selling off of bonds as 10 year...