Opinion – Tuesday 2 June 2026

U.S. Indexes ultimately closed mostly higher on Monday, although gains were concentrated in large-cap tech, while the Russell 2000 underperformed and broader sector breadth remained weak outside of Technology and Energy. Technology was supported by strength in...

Opinion – Thursday 28 May 2026

U.S. Indexes were largely traversing sideways, consolidating in a range just off all-time highs. Sectors were mixed, though there was decent upside in Consumer Discretionary (ANF and BBWI were standouts). Note, heavyweights Tesla and Amazon did the heavy lifting....

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...