Opinion – Thursday 6 October 2016

Yesterday’s US Non-Manufacturing ISM Report was very strong , with not only the headline read of 57.1 more than reversing the August drip – and the best since October 2015 – but driven by a leap in New Orders Sub Series to 60.1 from 51.4. Meanwhile the Employment...

Opinion – Wednesday 5 October 2016

Headlines suggesting the ECB is near consensus on the need to taper its QE programme triggered a selloff in core Bond Yields and a mini rally in the Euro. 10y Bunds ended the day 4bps higher at -0.058%, 10y UK Gilts climbed 4.6bps to 0.777% and 10y UST are currently...

Opinion – Tuesday 4 October 2016

Selling of Sterling re-emerged just before I posted yesterday’s Daily Commentary as the prospect of a ‘’hard’’ exit from the EU loomed large. A date for triggering Article 50 announced on Sunday and repealing the jurisdiction in the UK of the European Court of Justice...

Opinion – Monday 3 October 2016

Equity and risk markets reversed Thursday’s losses on Friday with the major US Indexes all closing the best part of 1% higher after Agence France Press (AFP) reported that Deutsche Bank and the US Department of Justice were close to agreeing a $US5.4bn...

Opinion – Friday 30 September 2016

Markets were relatively calm until after 5.30 pm yesterday when worries again surfaced in relation to Deutsche Bank. A Bloomberg report noted 10 Hedge Funds that use the Prime Broker Services of Deutsche Bank moved part of their listed derivative holdings and hence...

Opinion – Thursday 29 September 2016

Yesterday we had Fed Chair Janet Yellen give her Testimony to the House Panel on Banking Supervisions. Yet again Ms Yellen managed to talk a lot without saying anything. On Policy she did nothing but reiterate that a majority of the FOMC anticipated raising interest...