David Bassanese

Global markets Concerns over US debt ceiling negotiations were the primary factor affecting global markets over the past week, with hopes that a deal is close generally helping to support stock...

Global markets Global equities pulled back a little further last week with the S&P 500 inching back 0.3% after a 0.8% fall the previous week. The S&P appears to be struggling to break through the...

Global markets Global equities inched further ahead last week – despite a lift in bond yields – as generally mixed economic data kept intact expectations for at least one more US rate hike...

Global markets Last week an eerie calm descended on global markets. Equities squeezed out a second week of small gains while bond yields and the US dollar eased. Although all central banks that faced...

Global markets Global equities enjoyed something of a relief rally over the past week as the world’s financial regulators played ‘whack a mole’ as each new banking problem raised its head. The US S&P...

Global equities suffered a setback last week, resuming the downtrend in prices which has been evident since stronger-than-expected US economic data and “no landing” fears began to upset investors at...

Global markets Global markets enjoyed somewhat of a reprieve last week, with steadier bond yields helping stocks lift for the first time in three weeks. The $US also eased. That said, US 10-year bond...

Global Markets Stronger than expected activity data and stubbornly high consumer price inflation saw US stocks fall and bond yields rise for the third week in a row. Firm recent US activity and...

Global markets The aftershock of the previous week’s much stronger than expected January US payrolls report continued to reverberate across global markets last week, with equities in retreat and bond...

Global markets It was another positive week for risk sentiment globally, with mixed US activity data consistent with the continued possibility of a soft landing, while a key US inflation report was...