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by Paul Sanger -
3 years ago
29 Aug 2022 - All sectors are in the red. Shares in the Asia-Pacific also traded lower on Monday. China GDP growth expectations continue to weaken.
Market Reports /
by Tim McGowen -
3 years ago
29 Aug 2022 - US stocks plummeted on Friday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said in his Jackson Hole speech the Central bank won’t back off in its fight against rapid inf…
Market Reports /
by Paul Sanger -
3 years ago
26 Aug 2022 - RBNZ Governor Orr has said the central bank is in a more comfortable position, with official cash at 3.00 per cent. Orr flagged at least another few rate hikes.
Market Reports /
by Tim McGowen -
3 years ago
26 Aug 2022 - Behind the stronger US markets overnight, climate change is dominating global economies with, extreme heat and severe drought continuing to disrupt energy and water …
Market Reports /
by Paul Sanger -
3 years ago
25 Aug 2022 - There is a likely second straight quarterly contraction in New Zealand GDP following the surprise drop in Q2 retail sales. Economists said that while a GDP contractio…
Market Reports /
by Paul Sanger -
3 years ago
25 Aug 2022 - The Chinese State Council has announced 19 additional measures to help stabilise the economy. Key message beats remained the same: economic recovery is still not sold…
Market Reports /
by Tim McGowen -
3 years ago
25 Aug 2022 - US equities ended higher in uneventful Wednesday trading as investors are awaiting the three-day Jackson Hole economic symposium that starts Thursday, US time, to int…
Market Reports /
by Paul Sanger -
3 years ago
24 Aug 2022 - Australia has a record debt-to-income ratio of 187.2 per cent. With mortgage rates tipped to rise to just 6 per cent by year-end, borrowers face a sharp increase in r…
Market Reports /
by Paul Sanger -
3 years ago
24 Aug 2022 - The ASX consumer staples sector has underperformed the broader market, with a 5 per cent week-to-date decline. Earnings have driven most of the decline.
Market Reports /
by Tim McGowen -
3 years ago
24 Aug 2022 - Lithium stocks performed stronger overnight relative to weaker equity markets. If the results of Australian based Pilbara Minerals is anything to go by, then 2021-22 …
Market Reports /
by Paul Sanger -
3 years ago
23 Aug 2022 - Markets are in risk-off mode ahead of Jackson Hole, with Japan, Korea, and Taiwan underperforming. The latest S&P Global/Markit composite PMI for Australia fell into …
Market Reports /
by Paul Sanger -
3 years ago
23 Aug 2022 - China will offer CNY200B ($29.3b) in special loans to ensure stalled housing projects are delivered to buyers, which would be the biggest financial commitment so far …
Market Reports /
by Tim McGowen -
3 years ago
23 Aug 2022 - US equities finished lower in Monday trading, ending near the worst levels. In Europe, a number of concerns are focused on natural gas prices hitting record highs in …
Market Reports /
by Paul Sanger -
3 years ago
22 Aug 2022 - Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has warned that, although the country's neighbourhood had enjoyed peace for a long period, those who think war cannot break…
Market Reports /
by Paul Sanger -
3 years ago
22 Aug 2022 - Shares in the Asia-Pacific region have fallen as concerns over aggressive Fed hikes reemerge. In an interview with Bloomberg, RBNZ Deputy Governor Hawkesby said the c…
Market Reports /
by Tim McGowen -
3 years ago
22 Aug 2022 - US equities closed lower in very quiet Friday trading, ending just off the worst levels. UK retail sales unexpectedly improved in July, though UK consumer confidence …
Market Reports /
by Paul Sanger -
3 years ago
19 Aug 2022 - At noon, the S&P/ASX 200 is 0.07 per cent or 5.30 points higher at 7118.10. Coal mining stocks on the move again. The best-performing sector is Energy, up 4.14 per ce…
Market Reports /
by Tim McGowen -
3 years ago
19 Aug 2022 - US equities finished higher in uneventful Thursday trading, though off best levels. More data released Thursday provided clues into the state of both the jobs and hou…
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by Paul Sanger -
3 years ago
18 Aug 2022 - Asia-Pacific markets are lower across the board after the latest Wall Street rally cooled overnight and July minutes from the US Federal Open Market Committee pointed…
Market Reports /
by Paul Sanger -
3 years ago
18 Aug 2022 - Australian employment shrank 40.9K in July against expectations for a 25.0K increase and June's 88.4K increase. This marked the first contraction in jobs since Octobe…
Market Reports /
by Tim McGowen -
3 years ago
18 Aug 2022 - Stocks fell as the rally that has pushed prices higher since mid-June appeared to lose steam. Traders also assessed the latest retail data and minutes from the Federa…
Market Reports /
by Paul Sanger -
3 years ago
17 Aug 2022 - Quarterly growth in the Australian wage price index was unchanged in Q2 against expectations for a rise. On a year on year basis, wage growth was also smaller than ex…
Market Reports /
by Paul Sanger -
3 years ago
17 Aug 2022 - In an economic symposium, Premier Li Keqiang called on a group of major provinces for more efforts to shore up support for their respective economies. Li highlighted …
Market Reports /
by Tim McGowen -
3 years ago
17 Aug 2022 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied on Tuesday, rising for a fifth day as earnings results from Walmart and Home Depot showed consumer spending could remain stro…
Market Reports /
by Paul Sanger -
3 years ago
16 Aug 2022 - In an uneventful session, after opening stronger the market drifted sideways and remained in a narrow range. Profit-taking was seen as the overriding theme after the …
