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Global markets were higher overnight as markets took slightly stronger than expected US inflation data in their stride. As we have discussed previously, inflation figures will be the key data points to watch this year as inflation data will determine how

Global markets were mixed overnight as stocks on Wall Street swung between relatively small gains and losses. Once again, all eyes will be on monthly US inflation data which will be released Thursday morning (AU/NZ time) and investors appear to be in a ho

Global markets rebounded overnight as Wall Street shares found some upward momentum midway through the trading session.   Volatility has returned to markets in a big way, and the S&P 500 (US market index) has tumbled in seven of the 10 past days, and plun

Global markets continued their wild ride on Friday, as shares on Wall Street swung between large gains and losses. The implosion of risk appetite is triggering a sell-off across different assets, as markets start to grapple with the end of easy money and

Global markets continued to sell-off overnight as European and US stocks extended losses as investors appeared to give up on a short-term rebound. Markets are now clearly in a “risk-off” mode and investors are taking profits where they can. Once again, vo

Global markets were mixed overnight as Europe’s four major benchmarks were higher, snapping seven days of losses, while the US market remains volatile. Shares on Wall Street retraced early gains, led by losses across the energy and technology sectors and

Hundreds of billions of dollars have been wiped from the value of shares around the world this week. Australia’s stock market fell -3.2% yesterday after Wall Street’s -4.6% fall on Monday, as gains for the year have been erased in what was the steepest tu

Global markets sold off sharply on Friday triggered by expectations that the US Federal Reserve will accelerate its pace of interest rate hikes this year and a leap in volatility.

In the US, after some initial concerns about the results from Facebook and Microsoft after yesterday’s closing bell, the two tech companies paced the sector higher. Facebook was up more than 4% at one point, to reset its record high. Weighing on stocks wa