Opinion – Tuesday 2 December 2025

U.S. Indices ultimately finished the first session of December trading lower. The session was choppy with Equity F.utures sold overnight alongside caution in APAC trade in response to soft China PMIs. Pressure extended once Europe arrived, with the DAX lagging amid a...

Opinion – Monday 7 December 2015

The US Employment Report virtually matched expectations (NFP +211k, Unemployment steady at 5%) and effectively confirms a Fed lift-off in ten days time is a done deal. The report also revealed +35k of upward revisions to September and October while as expected average...

Opinion – Thursday 3 December 2015

“Were the FOMC to delay the start of policy normalization for too long, we would likely end up having to tighten policy relatively abruptly to keep the economy from significantly overshooting both of our goals,” Fed Chair Yellen told the Economic Club of Washington...

Opinion – Wednesday 2 December 2015

The AUD is back trading with a 73 handle for the first time since 19 October, helped along by a disappointing US ISM Manufacturing print. While the AUD was already in an upward trend following yesterday’s solid October building approvals number, yesterday’s fall...

Opinion – Monday 30 November 2015

US markets were open on Friday, though more in body than spirit. The major Indices were little changed. The one big stock market mover on Friday was China, the Shanghai Composite down 5.48% on news that the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) had put Citic,...