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While a shutdown of the US government and uncertainly is rarely market-friendly, investors appeared too focused on earnings gains and the promise of tax-cut bolstered dividends versus the latest round of political brinkmanship. Looking historically, the m

Global markets were mixed overnight, although the US market powered to fresh record. As we touched on earlier this week, the US market has got off to an amazing start in 2017 and is up +4.8% year to date (and had the best start to a calendar year since 19

Global markets were mixed overnight. There was a broad surge in global stocks overnight that sent Chinese, Japanese and US stocks to record highs as optimism over corporate earnings turbocharged the equity bull market. However, at the time of writing the

It was a remarkable year for share markets in 2017, with major markets across the globe notching returns of around +20% for the year (for the year the US Market was up +19%, NZ Market +22%, AU Market +7%). What was more surprising than the strong returns

For the US market it has been a rip-roaring +4.2% start to 2018, the best start to the year since 1964, while the Australian market is slightly higher (+0.2%). At the same time, the NZ market is down -2.2% year to date, however we would place this in cont

It was a remarkable year for share markets in 2017, with major markets across the globe notching returns of around +20% for the year (for the year the US Market was up +19%, NZ Market +22%, AU Market +7%). What was more surprising than the strong returns

Global markets were mixed overnight as shares on Wall Street took a breather as investors await Republican controlled Congress votes to pass their tax-cut bill. The promise of an impending US tax reform plan has sparked global risk-on sentiment which has

Global markets were higher as all three major US benchmarks closed at record highs as a long-awaited bill to cut corporate tax rates looked like it would win enough support from lawmakers to pass. President Donald Trump’s Republicans appear to have settle

Buoying investor sentiment was a tide of merger and acquisition activity in Europe, the US and even Australia which saw strong upward momentum yesterday provided by a takeover-inspired Aussie Technology sector. In terms of the news, US technology giant Or