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30 Jul 2010

Market Report – 30 July 2010

All eyes on US Advance GDP out tonight at 1030AEST.

29 Jul 2010

Market Insights - 29 July 2010

Equity markets on the weak side overnight with a fall in US durable goods orders and results from the Fed beige book indicating

28 Jul 2010

Market Report – 28 July 2010

All eyes on Australian CPI out today at 1130AEST with a forecast of 1.0% compared to a previous of 0.9%.

27 Jul 2010

Market Report – 27 July 2010

US equities posted solid gains on Tuesday in response to encouraging earnings results and economic data. Shares in FedEx rose 5.

26 Jul 2010

Market Report – 26 July 2010

All eyes were on the European Bank Stress-Test results which proved to be a non-event with only 7 of the 91 bank tested failing

23 Jul 2010

Market Insights - 23 July 2010

Financial Markets surged overnight as Fed Chairman Bernanke reassured markets that the Fed is prepared to take further steps if

22 Jul 2010

Market Report – Afternoon 22 July 2010

» The USD fell today in Asian trade to 86.30/40 YEN, nearing a seven-month low of 86.25/30 yen hit last week. As some had suspec

21 Jul 2010

Market Report – Afternoon- 21 July 2010

The USD/JPY reached an intraday high of 87.50/60 today. Since then the USD fell against the JPY today as short-term players sold

20 Jul 2010

Market Report – 20 July 2010

RBA Minutes out at 11.30 AEST, whilst RBA Governor set to speak at 1305 AEST

19 Jul 2010

Market Report – 19 July 2010

Major currencies fell against the US dollar in US trade as investors took on a more defensive posture on the back of worse than

16 Jul 2010

Market Report – 16 July 2010

The dollar hit a two-month low against the euro and a number of major currencies on Thursday as soft PPI and manufacturing data

15 Jul 2010

Market Report –Afternoon- 15 July 2010

Risk currencies weaker on the day with JPY crosses leading the way lower on the day as equity markets retreated in the Asian reg

14 Jul 2010

Market Report– Afternoon -14 July 2010

Both EUR/USD and GBP/USD tried to consolidate at the highs today but both struggled to make new gains.

13 Jul 2010

Market Report –Afternoon- 13 July 2010

On the European open Moody’s downgraded Portugal to A1 which saw EUR/USD hit hard to 1.2520/30

12 Jul 2010

Market Report –Afternoon- 12 July 2010

Very quiet Asian session as the market looks to fundamentals later this month for direction.

09 Jul 2010

Market Report – 9 July 2010

ECB President Jean Claude Trichet assumed a decidedly hawkish posture refusing to concede the point that the central bank will b

08 Jul 2010

Market Report – 8 July 2010

US sharemarkets soared on Wednesday after State Street indicated that its earnings would be well above analyst forecasts, which

07 Jul 2010

Market Report –Afternoon- 7 July 2010

USD regained some ground against the EUR and other risk-sensitive currencies in Asia today as weak regional share markets prompt

06 Jul 2010

Market Report –Afternoon - 6 July 2010

Australia’s central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged (4.5%) for a second straight month on signs the Group of 20’

05 Jul 2010

Market Report –Afternoon 5 July 2010

Asian equity markets slightly firmer despite the Chinese market closing in negative territory as fears of a slowdown continue. U

02 Jul 2010

Market Report – 2 July 2010

Release of US employment numbers tonight (10.30pm AEST) ahead of what is a long week end for the US market (Independence day) wi

01 Jul 2010

Market Report –Afternoon 1 July 2010

Australian Retail Sales came in lower than expected at +0.2 (forecast +0.3%) and Building approvals a lot lower at -6.6% (fore

30 Jun 2010

Market Report –Afternoon- 30 June 2010

One of the main drivers on the EUR/USD today has been the uncertainty surrounding tomorrow’s expiration of the European Central

29 Jun 2010

Market Report - Afternoon– 29 June 2010

EUR/USD slid under $1.2300 as interbank euro lending rates hit their highest in almost seven months. The single currency's failu

28 Jun 2010

Market Report – 28 June 2010

The Australian dollar rose more than one US cent during the Friday session as weaker than expected growth in the US economy prom