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Global markets were higher overnight as retail and technology stocks led Wall Street back to positive territory and the small-cap Russell 2000 hit a new intra-day high.

Global markets were mixed overnight with a choppy trading session on Wall Street. Investors grappled with escalating trade tensions and rising oil prices.

Global markets sold off overnight as the US market snapped an 8-day winning streak after bond yields rose on the back of strong retail sales data which stoked inflation concerns. US Treasury bond yields have reached a 7-year high, driving US dollar streng

Investor sentiment was positive on the back of hopes for improving trade relations between the US and China. President Trump made conciliatory remarks towards China, and Trump’s reversal came as high-level trade talks between the world’s two largest econo

Closer to home investor sentiment is also buoyant, which saw the NZ market (measured by the NZX 50 market index) touch a new record high on Friday. The Australian market has also staged a comeback following volatility earlier this year, with the ASX 200 m

Global markets rallied once again overnight as tepid US inflation data eased worries of faster interest rate hikes coming this year (as we have discussed in the past, higher interest rates in the US are a key risk for stock markets this year).

The price of oil hit its highest level in 3-1/2 years as investors worried that Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the international agreement aimed at preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear bomb would increase risks of conflict in the

Global markets ended the session little changed overnight as energy stocks on Wall Street cut earlier losses after US President Donald Trump said the United States would quit the international Iran nuclear deal, confirming what many investors had expected

Global markets started the week higher overnight, as Apple lifted its market value to a whopping $US920 billion (as it closes in on being the first company to reach a 1 trillion market cap). Energy stocks received a boost as US crude oil hit $US70 per bar