Market Overview

RBA remains on hold, reiterates AUD concerns The RBA kept its policy unchanged today, as was widely anticipated. The statement accompanying the decision was relatively optimistic on the economy,...

Market SummaryAsian markets were quiet, but mostly higher as markets in China, Hong Kong and India were all closed for various holidays. A stronger USD helped lift markets across the region however,...

Global CommentaryAlthough several large Asian markets remained closed Monday, the rest of the region began the fourth quarter on strong footing. Mainland China was closed Monday and will remain closed...

SummaryThe violence in Catalonia yesterday is the story, not the vote The Euro is close to a breakdown Political pressures from Germany's elections to Italy's banks likely precipitated Spain's violent...

FTSE 100 to open 2 points higher at 7440 DAX to open 29 points higher at 12,931 CAC to open 10 points higher at 5360 More records on Wall Street Asians stocks were strong overnight and European...

European equity markets are expected to open a little higher on Tuesday, buoyed by decent gains in Asia overnight and new record highs in the US on Monday.AUD Slips as RBA Maintains Neutral StanceThe...

In this piece, we provide a Q&A answering five key questions about the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party that starts on 18 October.A key focus will be whether President Xi Jinping...

We expect the jobs report for September due on Friday will show below trend progress in labour market due to hurricanes Harvey and Irma.We expect employment rose 90,000 in September (although...

** Global optimism continues in financial markets despite the terror attack in Las Vegas.** The European markets managed to close in green are for the eighth straight days, which can not be said for...

We’ve been saying this here for the last 4 years as markets have continued to climb higher….“Davidson” submits: Markets are not overly priced We routinely dismiss ideas of the...

Key Fundamental Forex Events and Forecasts for the Coming WeekThe following table lists the key economic data and other events that are due out during the week of October 2nd – October 6th, with...

Given the volume of recent memorable events, it appears September will become a month to remember. Not only did we witness horrific natural disasters in Texas, Florida, Puerto Rico, and Mexico but...

It has been pretty well documented that certain days of the month have been better than others for the U.S. stock market. As it turns out, this may not just be an “American Thing.”Country...

The IMF published its quarterly central bank reserve data. It is now updated through the second quarter. The dollar value of global reserves rose to $11.12 trillion. It represents about a $218.5 bln...