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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

This morning saw Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen play a straight bat in her final policy review, keeping rates on hold while adding emphasis on plans to raise US interest rates. The initial market reaction was muted, although as highlighted the US mark

Global markets sold off overnight as volatility returned to markets. Stocks fell for a second straight day, hit by concerns around rising US bond yields and a decline in healthcare companies.

With Wall Street at record highs, investors will eye a Federal Reserve meeting, and US President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address this week. The US earnings season is now also in full-swing, with a number of high-profile corporate profit re