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,...

Opinion Friday 27 November 2015

In the 1975 Steely Dan classic, the song Black Friday refers to a 24 September 1869 ploy by a group of wealthy US investors to corner the Gold market and drive the price higher, but who were subsequently foiled when the Government got wind and released $4 million...

Opinion Wednesday 25 November 2015

Markets were rattled just as I posted my commentary yesterday morning following news that Turkey had shot down a Russian fighter jet near the Syrian border, after allegedly repeated warnings of Turkish airspace violation. Reaction to the news saw European stocks and...

Opinion Monday 23 November 2015

Friday’s session was hallmarked by comments from ECB President Draghi, which kept markets on the scent for a range of easing measures at next week’s hotly-anticipated meeting. As a result, EUR underperformed among currencies, and European equities reversed early...

Opinion Friday 20 November 2015

It’s been a past 24 hours of consolidation for Currencies with the US Dollar giving up some ground, the Bloomberg spot US dollar index losing 0.67% yesterday. Equities have been mixed with modest rise in Europe while the US market closed flat having opened higher...