Opinion – Thursday 23 July 2026

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U.S. Indexes closed little changed to lower on Wednesday, with the Russell 2000 leading the losses while the NASDAQ 100 also underperformed ahead of big tech earnings after the close. Equities largely traded sideways throughout the session as investors awaited...

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...

Opinion – Monday 30 November 2015

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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,...