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 Monday Report

Aug 22 2011

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


The Overnight Report: Fear Returns

Aug 19 2011

Counterparty fear reared its ugly head with regard to European banks last night, triggering a global financials-led rout. Dow down 419.


The Overnight Report: Weary Wall Street

Aug 18 2011

It went up and ran out of buyers, so it went down but ran out of sellers. Is it time to finally take that holiday? Dow flat.


The Overnight Report: Merkozy Underwhelms

Aug 17 2011

The results of the meeting in Paris were not what Wall Street wanted to hear. Dow down 76. (Locked for subscribers until 10:00 AEDT)


The Overnight Report: Downgrade? What Downgrade?

Aug 16 2011

In a quiet session, on low volume, Wall Street returned last night to the point at which it fell on the news of the S&P downgrade. Dow up 213.


The Monday Report

Aug 15 2011

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


The Overnight Report: Heads – Let’s Buy!

Aug 12 2011

Down 600 on Monday, up 400 on Tuesday, down 500 on Wednesday, up 400 last night.


The Overnight Report: Traders Storm The Bastille

Aug 11 2011

If the US is AA+, how can France be AAA given its exposure to euro-debt? That trickle of concern turned into a flood last night. Dow down 519.


The Overnight Report: Cavalry Arrives, And It’s Not The Fed

Aug 10 2011

There was no QE3 announced last night but markets have rebounded anyway for the simple reason the buyers have moved in. Dow up 429.


The Overnight Report: Ugly

Aug 09 2011

Wall Street tried to recover from an inevitable morning drop but as was the case in Australia yesterday, that recovery failed. Dow down 634.