Market Overview Analysis & Opinion

Yesterday’s strong finish to US trading that saw the S&P close up 1.0% and the Dow close up 0.6% fizzled out overnight. Mainland China markets fell 1.0% while European markets are flat with...

The big turnaround in crude oil that started yesterday afternoon has continued overnight and into this morning. A number of factors have converged to bring WTI’s recent losing streak to an end,...

For the last several days, major world indices have been teetering. A big six week rally has been winding down but it wasn’t clear if overbought conditions would be dealt with through an...

Stock markets around the world have been playing catch up overnight, with the positive response to Friday’s nonfarm payrolls carrying through overseas markets and coming back around to continued...

A ton of economic news to kick off markets has markets moving in different directions overnight. The quarterly BoJ Tankan survey in Japan indicated business sentiment running well below expectations...

It's the last day of the month and of the quarter and market action so far shows traders around the world taking profits and squaring in markets which have rallied over the last six weeks. Asia...

The rally in stock markets continued overnight with overseas markets posting significant gains including 2.1% for the Hang Seng, and 1.6% for both the FTSE and the Dax. The rally has followed though...

Most major markets around the world are closed today for Easter Monday putting a stronger focus on those which are open. Japanese stocks rose 0.7% overnight boosted by reports the Abe government is...

The budget of the newly elected federal government is striking a balance between strengthening the middle class finances and keeping the federal public debt under control.To begin with, the biggest...

There hasn’t been much in the way of economic news overnight and because of this trading has continued to be dominated by the shifting Fed expectations and falling energy prices that dominated...

Trading overnight and into this morning confirms that while markets did bend a little yesterday following the tragic terror attacks in Brussels, stocks did not break and are already on the rebound as...

News this morning of terrorist attacks in Brussels on the airport and a Metro station sent shockwaves through world markets this morning. Initial reports of the blasts sparked a rush of capital from...

World stock markets have kicked off a holiday shortened and light news flow week trading neutral to positive. Mainland China indices rose 2% in reports margin lending is about to resume, a sign the...

Stock markets around the world have carried the torch of positive momentum from yesterday’s positive US session overnight and into this morning with the FTSE, Dax and Hang Seng posting moderate...