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17 December 2018 -

Week Ahead – Fed Decision | Johnson & Johnson

For the week ahead, all eyes will be on the US Federal Reserve, which is set to make its final interest rate decision for the year.

14 December 2018 -

ECB, Theresa May Gets Support | TPG Tumbles

Overnight the European Central Bank announced it would end the stimulus program that helped nurse the Euro zone back to health over the past four years.

13 December 2018 -

Rally as China Cuts Tariffs | Select Harvests Jumps +6%

Global markets rallied overnight, carrying on a rally across Asian markets as China reduced its tariffs on US automobiles from 40 per cent to 15 per cent, lifting global investor sentiment.   Investor confidence recovered as the world’s two biggest econo

12 December 2018 -

Political Uncertainties | QBE Update

Global markets were mixed overnight, as the major US market indices gave up early gains as President Donald Trump threatened to shut down the federal government over funding for a wall along the US-Mexico border.

11 December 2018 -

Week Ahead | S&P 500 at a Critical Level

The S&P 500, an index of the top 500 US listed companies is now down -10% from its October peak, and trading at support levels which it has previously bounced off of

11 December 2018 -

Sell-off, Brexit | Spark Outperforms

Brexit is back in focus, and investors bailed on European stocks as British Prime Minister Theresa May postponed a key Brexit vote slated for Tuesday.

7 December 2018 -

Huawei Arrest Tension | Fonterra’s Failure

There was a fresh twist in China-U.S. tensions, which saw stocks fall across Asia as Huawei chief financial officer Wanzhou Meng – the daughter of founder Ren Zhengfei – was arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the US on suspected sanction violatio

6 December 2018 -

Tariff Man, Aussie GDP | Scales Result

Global markets were in the red overnight, although the pace of selling eased on muted trading as Wall Street was closed for the funeral of former president George HW Bush.

5 December 2018 -

Wall Street Rout Resumes | RBA, Wesfarmers

Global markets sold off heavily overnight, as investor sentiment flipped with the US markets down over -3% this morning.