Global markets were lower on Friday, with European markets falling sharply in a wave of global selling amid concerns about a deepening economic crisis in Turkey. The US dollar continues to rally versus the Kiwi and Aussie dollars on safe-haven buying.
Global markets were higher on Friday with US stocks advancing as upbeat earnings helped investors shrug off heightened trade anxieties and weaker-than-expected July jobs growth. The S&P 500 US market index notched its fifth straight weekly gain, its longe
Global markets were lower overnight as the Technology sector continued to slide with Microsoft the latest to disappoint. In fact, the Tech Nasdaq Index posted its third straight session of more than a -1% decline for the first time in 3-years, as disappoi
For the week ahead, it is more of the same in focus – earnings and trade. As we highlighted last week, another strong round of US corporate profit announcements is a key reason to remain bullish on markets. As the second-quarter reporting season picks up
Another strong round of US profit announcements is a key reason to remain bullish on markets and we are watching developments closely. A number of US corporate heavyweights will be reporting over the next 2 weeks and of particular interest will be the US
Global markets were lower overnight as shares on Wall Street snapped a four-day winning streak after Washington’s threat to impose tariffs on an additional $200 billion worth of Chinese goods put fears of an escalating trade war back in the spotlight. As
Despite heightened market volatility at the start of the year, both the Australian and NZ markets are up +2.1% and +6.5% for the 2018 year respectively. For the NZX it has been the strongest quarterly performance in more than two years, with a three-month
For the week ahead, the main event to watch for Australasian investors will be the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) interest rate decision on Thursday morning. Recent slower than expected quarterly economic growth (GDP) of 0.5% for the quarter was below
The price of oil appears to have halted its strong run made since late last year with prices pulling back over the last month. Several prominent analysts remain bullish on oil, believing it could still rise to $100 a barrel. Reasons to be bullish oil incl
Stocks appear to be trading in a range as investors digest macroeconomic news from Italian elections to trade tariffs, while the fundamentals around the economy and company profits remain solid. On the trade front, overnight Mexico imposed tariffs on Amer
