Market Overview

In the market for a new house? Maybe you’re keeping your eye out for a better deal to refinance to. Or maybe you’re just curious as to whether your home loan interest rate is still...

Firstmac and MOVE increased rates, while there were cuts from Suncorp and Macquarie, with Judo and NAB making both upward and downward movements.This was a more mixed week, after a period of many...

The latest US CPI print overnight spooked risk markets as it came in a little harder than expected with the USD reversing its recent losses and Wall Street pushed down on higher interest rate worries....

DXY roared back last night: AUD was burned alive: CNY has ceased to float: Oil and gold fell: Dirt was hosed away: Miners too: And EM: Junk declined: Yields spiked: Stock sagged: Goldman...

Who knew that the big risk this year was a US economy that would be too hot? Coming into 2023, strategists were bearish following the market’s drubbing the previous year. The consensus...

The September CPI report is due Thursday and is expected to show headline annual inflation rising 3.6% compared to the 3.7% reading seen in August. Overall, while the trend is lower, I believe the...

Risk markets continued to lift higher overnight with the USD losing further ground against the currency majors as European shares led the way with a big boost. Wall Street finished solidly higher as...

On October 5, 2023, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen made a very telling statement about the future course of interest rates. YELLEN SAYS DEBT SERVICE COSTS WILL BE 1% OF GDP FOR THE NEXT DECADE....

As most people anticipated, the RBA decided to hold the cash rate steady at 4.10% earlier this week.In her first monetary policy board meeting, new RBA Governor Michele Bullock maintained further...

How does the Israel-Hamas war impact the financial markets and your investments, trades in stocks, gold, oil and forex?It all boils to Iran. Here are the opportunities in Treasuries, gold, oil, oil...

DXY is still consolidating:AUD bouncing:CNY is finished:Oil and gold marking time:Dirt fell:Miners popped:With EM:And junk:Yields firmed:Stocks marched higher:Once again, positioning has taken...

Risk markets continued to lift higher overnight with the USD losing further ground against the currency majors as European shares led the way with a big boost. Wall Street finished solidly higher as...

Savvy investors are aware that geopolitical tensions and uncertainty can significantly influence the financial markets. That includes human migration—or, to be more specific, weaponized...

Soaring bond yields have pushed the equity risk premium to the lowest level since 2002, signaling a potential equities sell-off.US Treasury yields have been hitting record highs lately as the Federal...