Market Overview

Have a look at the last US inflation report; Answer the big question: Powell pivoted in 2019, is he going for it again in 2023? Analyze what’s priced in for bonds and equity markets: a...

Uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s rate plans and a slowing economy will continue to impact investor sentiment in 2023 I remain bullish on companies with strong fundamentals, reasonable...

By Rudi Filapek-VandyckThe Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its largest fall in three weeks overnight. But before anyone starts panicking, the S&P500's loss hardly registers and the Nasdaq...

Though a rising interest rate environment adversely affects fixed-rate bond investments, the defining attributes of floating rate debt, incoming generation and low price sensitivity, have proven...

Risk markets started the trading week in mixed fashion with Japanese stocks under the pump at the domestic bond market nearly implodes while Wall Street had a holiday overnight leaving most of the...

DXY has reached levels I’d expect to see support. From here down 100 is former resistance which should prove supportive:   AUD held its gains:The market short continues to grind away:Gold...

Wall Street responded relatively calmly to the latest US inflation data which showed a retraction mainly due to energy prices which now emboldens risk markets to assume the US Federal Reserve will...

DXY is a falling comet. EUR is a rising one. Thanks nice weather!   AUD is soaring versus DXY and grinding lower versus EUR and JPY:Oil can’t break its downtrend. Gold has:Base metals...

Inflation cooled down to 6.5% in December, compared to consensus estimates of 6.5%, according to the new CPI print. Core CPI stood at 5.7%, while economists expected a 5.7% annual increase.Core CPI...

Recession forecasts are flying left and right lately, but the main pushback is the labor market. The growth rate for nonfarm payrolls is slowing, but gradually and the latest numbers for December...

The World Bank says global growth has slowed sharply, and any 'new adverse development' could instigate a global recession.In the latest Global Economic Prospects report, the international body has...

Wall Street was able to continues its bounceback overnight as risk markets want to hope and pray that tonight’s US CPI print will actually show inflation slowing and force the Fed’s hand...

Fed Chair Powell did not push against the easing of US financial conditions when he ostensibly had an opportunity yesterday. This coupled with expectations of another decline in the US CPI, which will...

Wall Street was able to bounceback in late trade this morning with tech stocks leading the way while the USD was basically unchanged against the majors as the Australian dollar retraced slightly below...