Opinion – Tuesday 9 June 2026

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U.S. Indexes were predominantly firmer on Monday, with the NASDAQ 100 recovering some of the sharp losses seen in the latter half of last week, while the S&P 500 posted modest gains. The Dow closed little changed and the Russell 2000 also finished in positive...

Opinion – Monday 8 June 2026

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U.S. Indexes were hit hard on Friday, with the NASDAQ 100 the clear laggard, falling more than 4% as technology stocks remained under pressure. Broadcom (AVGO) extended losses following its earnings report earlier in the week, while additional weakness came after the...

Opinion – Monday 7 December 2015

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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

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“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

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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...