Pavan Sharma

Despite the pullback with profit taking at the end of last week, it was a strong month for equities in August with several markets hitting all time highs last week.

Global markets retraced overnight, consolidating a 4-day gain, with the ASX and NZX also halting what has been a strong rally in recent days that saw the ASX hit a post global financial crisis high and the NZ market hit a fresh all-time high. 

Textbook downtrend for holders of FSF

Global markets continued to move higher overnight with US markets hitting all-time highs for the fourth session in a row, boosted by a jump in Amazon.com and Alphabet, and on optimism over trade talks between the United States and Canada.

Directionless action from InvoCare

Global markets were little changed overnight, with major US markets hovering at all-time highs, a day after the United States and Mexico reached an agreement to overhaul the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Canada has also re-joined talks to st