Daily Market Reports

FNArena is one of few remaining truly independent providers of financial markets analysis, financial commentary and business news in Australia. Our Latest Financial News is not based on ASX lodgements or corporate press releases, but more so on updated views, insights and responses from stockbrokers and other experts. Our Daily Reports focus on practical and impartial share market news today. FNArena is not aligned with any financial institution, hence the moniker “independent”. We have a long history of publishing out-of-consensus views and market analysis. Our quest is not to be bullish or bearish, but to correctly assess future trends.

Previous Reports

The Overnight Report: The Fed Giveth, And…

Aug 24 2012

The St Louis Fed president last night shot down the heightened QE3 expectations emanating from the release of the minutes of the last Fed meeting the night before. Dow down 115. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)


The Overnight Report: Is Old News Good News?

Aug 23 2012

The Fed minutes suggest QE3 may be a lot closer than thought. At least, that’s what it seemed a month ago. Dow down 30. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)


The Overnight Report: Profit-Taking Meets The Breach

Aug 22 2012

Wall Street pushed above its previous closing highs last night on more euro-speculation, only to trigger profit-taking. Dow down 68. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)


The Overnight Report: Lots Of Chatter, Nothing New Yet

Aug 21 2012

A headline starved market is grasping at anything confirmed or unconfirmed to provide clues at the point of index resistance. Dow down 3. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)


The Monday Report

Aug 20 2012

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.


The Overnight Report: Upward Vacuum

Aug 17 2012

There was not a lot to justify a strong session on Wall Street, but the sellers are on holiday. Dow up 85. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)


The Overnight Report: Lots Of Data, No One Home

Aug 16 2012

A raft of mostly positive US data was met with ambivalence last night by the three traders left on Wall Street. Dow down 7. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)


The Overnight Report: Strong Data Confuses The Street

Aug 15 2012

Is a solid US retail sales number good news or bad news? Wall Street doesn’t know either. Dow up 2. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)


The Overnight Report: Looking Wobbly

Aug 14 2012

Wall Street is now struggling to hang on to gains amidst peripheral newsflow and silence from Europe. Dow down 38. (Accessible only for subscribers before 10:15 AEDT)


The Monday Report

Aug 13 2012

Wrap of events affecting the market on Friday night and the weekend and a preview of the week ahead.